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Recognised as Colour

#689AEA

  • #689AEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#689AEA is a blue with RGB values 104, 154, 234 and HSL 217°, 76%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#689AEA#689AEA
HEX#689AEA
RGBrgb(104, 154, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6039, 0.9176
RGB percentages40.8%, 60.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(216.9, 75.6%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 55.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK55.6%, 34.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,855,402
CSS custom property--colour: #689AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#976515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A0EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6994E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#06ACB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 20Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAB868
Analogous#68DBEA, #7768EA
Triadic#EA689A, #9AEA68
Split complementary#EA7768, #DBEA68
Tetradic#EA68DB, #EAB868, #68EA77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF4FD
Lighter +20%#C2D6F6
Lighter +10%#95B8F0
Darker −10%#3B7CE4
Darker −20%#1D61CF
Darker −30%#174CA2
Darker −40%#103776
More saturated +25%#5395FF
Less saturated −25%#7D9FD4

Channel breakdown

R104
G154
B234
Red104 (40.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue216.92°
Saturation (HSL)75.58%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 9A · B EA

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