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Recognised as Colour

#6880DA

  • #6880DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6880DA is a blue with RGB values 104, 128, 218 and HSL 227°, 61%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6880DA#6880DA
HEX#6880DA
RGBrgb(104, 128, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.502, 0.8549
RGB percentages40.8%, 50.2%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(227.4, 60.6%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 52.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK52.3%, 41.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,848,730
CSS custom property--colour: #6880DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#977F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B8ADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E80D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3293A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC268
Analogous#68B9DA, #8968DA
Triadic#DA6880, #80DA68
Split complementary#DA8968, #B9DA68
Tetradic#DA68B9, #DAC268, #68DA89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E7F8
Lighter +20%#BAC5EE
Lighter +10%#91A2E4
Darker −10%#3F5ED0
Darker −20%#2B47B1
Darker −30%#213788
Darker −40%#17265F
More saturated +25%#5172F2
Less saturated −25%#808EC3

Channel breakdown

R104
G128
B218
Red104 (40.8%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue227.37°
Saturation (HSL)60.64%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 80 · B DA

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