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Recognised as Colour

#6882B8

  • #6882B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6882B8 is a blue with RGB values 104, 130, 184 and HSL 221°, 36%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6882B8#6882B8
HEX#6882B8
RGBrgb(104, 130, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5098, 0.7216
RGB percentages40.8%, 51%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(220.5, 36%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 43.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK43.5%, 29.3%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,849,208
CSS custom property--colour: #6882B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#977D47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F86BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#667FB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4B8D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5Slate grey · ΔE 22Light steelblue · ΔE 29.6Light skyblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B89E68
Analogous#68AAB8, #7668B8
Triadic#B86882, #82B868
Split complementary#B87668, #AAB868
Tetradic#B868AA, #B89E68, #68B876

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F5F9
Lighter +30%#D0D8E9
Lighter +20%#ADBBD9
Lighter +10%#8B9FC8
Darker −10%#4C68A1
Darker −20%#3B517F
Darker −30%#2B3B5C
Darker −40%#1B2539
More saturated +25%#4C78D4
Less saturated −25%#848C9C

Channel breakdown

R104
G130
B184
Red104 (40.8%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue220.5°
Saturation (HSL)36.04%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 82 · B B8

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