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Recognised as Colour

#6892CD

  • #6892CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6892CD is a blue with RGB values 104, 146, 205 and HSL 215°, 50%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6892CD#6892CD
HEX#6892CD
RGBrgb(104, 146, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5725, 0.8039
RGB percentages40.8%, 57.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(215, 50.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215, 49.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK49.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,853,325
CSS custom property--colour: #6892CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#976D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B95D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3A9FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6Slate grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA368
Analogous#68C5CD, #7068CD
Triadic#CD6892, #92CD68
Split complementary#CD7068, #C5CD68
Tetradic#CD68C5, #CDA368, #68CD70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBE5F3
Lighter +20%#B5C9E6
Lighter +10%#8EAEDA
Darker −10%#4276C0
Darker −20%#335F9C
Darker −30%#274775
Darker −40%#1A304F
More saturated +25%#4F8EE6
Less saturated −25%#8196B4

Channel breakdown

R104
G146
B205
Red104 (40.8%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue215.05°
Saturation (HSL)50.25%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 92 · B CD

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