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Recognised as Colour

#68769C

  • #68769C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#68769C is a blue with RGB values 104, 118, 156 and HSL 224°, 21%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#68769C#68769C
HEX#68769C
RGBrgb(104, 118, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4627, 0.6118
RGB percentages40.8%, 46.3%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(223.8, 20.8%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 33.3%, 61.2%)
CMYK33.3%, 24.4%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,846,108
CSS custom property--colour: #68769C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#978963

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A799Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#65759Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#597D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Slate grey · ΔE 13.6Light slate grey · ΔE 14.2Gray · ΔE 22.9Dim grey · ΔE 23.2Dark grey · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C8E68
Analogous#68909C, #74689C
Triadic#9C6876, #769C68
Split complementary#9C7468, #909C68
Tetradic#9C6890, #9C8E68, #689C74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E6ED
Lighter +30%#C4CAD9
Lighter +20%#A6AEC4
Lighter +10%#8792B0
Darker −10%#535E7E
Darker −20%#3F475F
Darker −30%#2A3041
Darker −40%#161922
More saturated +25%#4968BB
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R104
G118
B156
Red104 (40.8%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue223.85°
Saturation (HSL)20.8%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 76 · B 9C

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