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Recognised as Colour

#6895A3

  • #6895A3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6895A3 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 149, 163 and HSL 194°, 24%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6895A3#6895A3
HEX#6895A3
RGBrgb(104, 149, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5843, 0.6392
RGB percentages40.8%, 58.4%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(194.2, 24.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.2, 36.2%, 63.9%)
CMYK36.2%, 8.6%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,854,051
CSS custom property--colour: #6895A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#976A5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C92A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#838BA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#529A99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.6Light slate grey · ΔE 9.9Slate grey · ΔE 11.4Gray · ΔE 17.7Dark grey · ΔE 19.7Dark cyan · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.62, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A37668
Analogous#68A393, #6878A3
Triadic#A36895, #95A368
Split complementary#A36878, #A39368
Tetradic#9368A3, #A37668, #78A368

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7EEF0
Lighter +30%#C7D8DD
Lighter +20%#A7C1CA
Lighter +10%#88ABB6
Darker −10%#527A86
Darker −20%#3E5D67
Darker −30%#2B4047
Darker −40%#182427
More saturated +25%#4AA5C1
Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R104
G149
B163
Red104 (40.8%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue194.24°
Saturation (HSL)24.28%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 95 · B A3

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