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Recognised as Colour

#6893BE

  • #6893BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6893BE is a blue with RGB values 104, 147, 190 and HSL 210°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6893BE#6893BE
HEX#6893BE
RGBrgb(104, 147, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5765, 0.7451
RGB percentages40.8%, 57.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(210, 39.8%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 45.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK45.3%, 22.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,853,566
CSS custom property--colour: #6893BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#976C41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8294C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#778BBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#459DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Sky blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE9368
Analogous#68BEBE, #6868BE
Triadic#BE6893, #93BE68
Split complementary#BE6868, #BEBE68
Tetradic#BE68BE, #BE9368, #68BE68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9FB
Lighter +30%#D3E0EC
Lighter +20%#AFC6DD
Lighter +10%#8CACCD
Darker −10%#497AAA
Darker −20%#3A6086
Darker −30%#2A4663
Darker −40%#1B2D3F
More saturated +25%#4D93D9
Less saturated −25%#8393A3

Channel breakdown

R104
G147
B190
Red104 (40.8%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)39.81%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 93 · B BE

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