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Colour

#6883BE

  • #6883BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6883BE is a blue with RGB values 104, 131, 190 and HSL 221°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6883BE#6883BE
HEX#6883BE
RGBrgb(104, 131, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5137, 0.7451
RGB percentages40.8%, 51.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(221.2, 39.8%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 45.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK45.3%, 31.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,849,470
CSS custom property--colour: #6883BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#977C41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E88C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6580BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#488F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.1Light skyblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEA368
Analogous#68AEBE, #7868BE
Triadic#BE6883, #83BE68
Split complementary#BE7868, #AEBE68
Tetradic#BE68AE, #BEA368, #68BE78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F8FB
Lighter +30%#D3DBEC
Lighter +20%#AFBEDD
Lighter +10%#8CA0CD
Darker −10%#4968AA
Darker −20%#3A5286
Darker −30%#2A3C63
Darker −40%#1B263F
More saturated +25%#4D79D9
Less saturated −25%#838DA3

Channel breakdown

R104
G131
B190
Red104 (40.8%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue221.16°
Saturation (HSL)39.81%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 83 · B BE

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