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Recognised as Colour

#6890AE

  • #6890AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6890AE is a blue with RGB values 104, 144, 174 and HSL 206°, 30%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6890AE#6890AE
HEX#6890AE
RGBrgb(104, 144, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5647, 0.6824
RGB percentages40.8%, 56.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(205.7, 30.2%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 40.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK40.2%, 17.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,852,782
CSS custom property--colour: #6890AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#976F51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8390AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A88ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4E979Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.9Slate grey · ΔE 11.5Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Cadetblue · ΔE 19Gray · ΔE 21.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8668
Analogous#68AEA9, #686DAE
Triadic#AE6890, #90AE68
Split complementary#AE686D, #AEA968
Tetradic#A968AE, #AE8668, #6DAE68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF2F5
Lighter +30%#CCD9E3
Lighter +20%#AAC1D2
Lighter +10%#89A8C0
Darker −10%#4F7694
Darker −20%#3D5C73
Darker −30%#2C4151
Darker −40%#1A2730
More saturated +25%#4B94CB
Less saturated −25%#858C91

Channel breakdown

R104
G144
B174
Red104 (40.8%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue205.71°
Saturation (HSL)30.17%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 90 · B AE

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