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Recognised as Colour

#6879A8

  • #6879A8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6879A8 is a blue with RGB values 104, 121, 168 and HSL 224°, 27%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6879A8#6879A8
HEX#6879A8
RGBrgb(104, 121, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4745, 0.6588
RGB percentages40.8%, 47.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(224.1, 26.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 38.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK38.1%, 28%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,846,888
CSS custom property--colour: #6879A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#978657

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#697DAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6477A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#548289no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Gray · ΔE 27.8Dim grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A89768
Analogous#6899A8, #7768A8
Triadic#A86879, #79A868
Split complementary#A87768, #99A868
Tetradic#A86899, #A89768, #68A877

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9ECF3
Lighter +30%#C9CFE0
Lighter +20%#A9B2CD
Lighter +10%#8896BB
Darker −10%#51618C
Darker −20%#3E4A6C
Darker −30%#2C344C
Darker −40%#191E2B
More saturated +25%#4A6BC6
Less saturated −25%#86878A

Channel breakdown

R104
G121
B168
Red104 (40.8%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue224.06°
Saturation (HSL)26.89%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 79 · B A8

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