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Recognised as Colour

#6880B5

  • #6880B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6880B5 is a blue with RGB values 104, 128, 181 and HSL 221°, 34%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6880B5#6880B5
HEX#6880B5
RGBrgb(104, 128, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.502, 0.7098
RGB percentages40.8%, 50.2%, 71%
HSLhsl(221.3, 34.2%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 42.5%, 71%)
CMYK42.5%, 29.3%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,848,693
CSS custom property--colour: #6880B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#977F4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D84B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#657DB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4D8B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 29.9Light skyblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B59D68
Analogous#68A7B5, #7668B5
Triadic#B56880, #80B568
Split complementary#B57768, #A7B568
Tetradic#B568A7, #B59D68, #68B576

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F3F8
Lighter +30%#CFD6E7
Lighter +20%#ACBAD7
Lighter +10%#8A9DC6
Darker −10%#4D669D
Darker −20%#3C507B
Darker −30%#2B3959
Darker −40%#1B2336
More saturated +25%#4C75D1
Less saturated −25%#848B99

Channel breakdown

R104
G128
B181
Red104 (40.8%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue221.3°
Saturation (HSL)34.22%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 80 · B B5

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