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Recognised as Colour

#6884BD

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

#6884BD is a blue with RGB values 104, 132, 189 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

#6884BD#6884BD
HEX#6884BD
RGBrgb(104, 132, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5176, 0.7412
RGB percentages40.8%, 51.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(220.2, 39.2%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 45%, 74.1%)
CMYK45%, 30.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,849,725
CSS custom property--colour: #6884BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#977B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F88BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6681BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#489098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Light skyblue · ΔE 29.7Light steelblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA168
Analogous#68AEBD, #7768BD
Triadic#BD6884, #84BD68
Split complementary#BD7768, #AEBD68
Tetradic#BD68AE, #BDA168, #68BD77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F8FB
Lighter +30%#D2DBEC
Lighter +20%#AFBEDC
Lighter +10%#8BA1CD
Darker −10%#4A69A8
Darker −20%#3A5385
Darker −30%#2B3D61
Darker −40%#1B273E
More saturated +25%#4D7BD8
Less saturated −25%#838DA2

Channel breakdown

R104
G132
B189
Red104 (40.8%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue220.24°
Saturation (HSL)39.17%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 84 · B BD

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