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Colour

#6884BC

  • #6884BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6884BC is a blue with RGB values 104, 132, 188 and HSL 220°, 39%, 57%. 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

#6884BC#6884BC
HEX#6884BC
RGBrgb(104, 132, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5176, 0.7373
RGB percentages40.8%, 51.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(220, 38.5%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 44.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK44.7%, 29.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,849,724
CSS custom property--colour: #6884BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#977B43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7088BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6781BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#499098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 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 text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29.5Light steelblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCA068
Analogous#68AEBC, #7668BC
Triadic#BC6884, #84BC68
Split complementary#BC7668, #AEBC68
Tetradic#BC68AE, #BCA068, #68BC76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F7FB
Lighter +30%#D2DAEB
Lighter +20%#AFBEDB
Lighter +10%#8BA1CC
Darker −10%#4A69A7
Darker −20%#3A5384
Darker −30%#2B3D60
Darker −40%#1B263D
More saturated +25%#4D7BD7
Less saturated −25%#838DA1

Channel breakdown

R104
G132
B188
Red104 (40.8%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)38.53%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 84 · B BC

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