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Recognised as Colour

#6896EB

  • #6896EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6896EB is a blue with RGB values 104, 150, 235 and HSL 219°, 77%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6896EB#6896EB
HEX#6896EB
RGBrgb(104, 150, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5882, 0.9216
RGB percentages40.8%, 58.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(218.9, 76.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 55.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK55.7%, 36.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,854,379
CSS custom property--colour: #6896EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#976914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#739DEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6391E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#06A9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 1.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 28.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 1.79, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBBD68
Analogous#68D7EB, #7C68EB
Triadic#EB6896, #96EB68
Split complementary#EB7C68, #D7EB68
Tetradic#EB68D7, #EBBD68, #68EB7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF4FD
Lighter +20%#C2D5F7
Lighter +10%#95B5F1
Darker −10%#3B77E5
Darker −20%#1C5BD1
Darker −30%#1648A4
Darker −40%#103477
More saturated +25%#5490FF
Less saturated −25%#7D9CD6

Channel breakdown

R104
G150
B235
Red104 (40.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue218.93°
Saturation (HSL)76.61%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 96 · B EB

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