Recognised as Colour

#687BEA

#687BEA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#687BEA is a blue with RGB values 104, 123, 234 and HSL 231°, 76%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#687BEA#687BEA

HEX#687BEA

RGBrgb(104, 123, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4824, 0.9176

RGB percentages40.8%, 48.2%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(231.2, 75.6%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 55.6%, 91.8%)

CMYK55.6%, 47.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,847,466

CSS custom property--colour: #687BEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#978415

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#468AEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#347FE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#1C94A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.1 Medium purple · ΔE 14.7 Slate blue · ΔE 15 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EAD768

Analogous#68BCEA, #9668EA

Triadic#EA687B, #7BEA68

Split complementary#EA9668, #BCEA68

Tetradic#EA68BC, #EAD768, #68EA96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEF0FD

Lighter +20%#C2C9F6

Lighter +10%#95A2F0

Darker −10%#3B54E4

Darker −20%#1D37CF

Darker −30%#172BA2

Darker −40%#101F76

More saturated +25%#536CFF

Less saturated −25%#7D8AD4

Channel breakdown

R104

G123

B234

Red104 (40.8%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue231.23°

Saturation (HSL)75.58%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 7B · B EA

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