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Colour

#6899CC

  • #6899CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6899CC is a blue with RGB values 104, 153, 204 and HSL 211°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6899CC#6899CC
HEX#6899CC
RGBrgb(104, 153, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6, 0.8
RGB percentages40.8%, 60%, 80%
HSLhsl(210.6, 49.5%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 49%, 80%)
CMYK49%, 25%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,855,116
CSS custom property--colour: #6899CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#976633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859BCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7891CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#39A5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.9Slate grey · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9B68
Analogous#68CBCC, #6968CC
Triadic#CC6899, #99CC68
Split complementary#CC6968, #CBCC68
Tetradic#CC68CB, #CC9B68, #68CC69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAE6F3
Lighter +20%#B4CDE6
Lighter +10%#8EB3D9
Darker −10%#427FBF
Darker −20%#34669A
Darker −30%#274D74
Darker −40%#1A334E
More saturated +25%#4F98E5
Less saturated −25%#819AB3

Channel breakdown

R104
G153
B204
Red104 (40.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue210.6°
Saturation (HSL)49.5%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 99 · B CC

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