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Colour

#689AF4

  • #689AF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#689AF4 is a blue with RGB values 104, 154, 244 and HSL 219°, 86%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#689AF4#689AF4
HEX#689AF4
RGBrgb(104, 154, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6039, 0.9569
RGB percentages40.8%, 60.4%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(218.6, 86.4%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 57.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK57.4%, 36.9%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,855,412
CSS custom property--colour: #689AF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#97650B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A2F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6295F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 2.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Royal blue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 2.08, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4C268
Analogous#68E0F4, #7C68F4
Triadic#F4689A, #9AF468
Split complementary#F47C68, #E0F468
Tetradic#F468E0, #F4C268, #68F47C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FE
Lighter +20%#C7DAFB
Lighter +10%#98BAF7
Darker −10%#387AF1
Darker −20%#115DE5
Darker −30%#0D49B6
Darker −40%#0A3686
More saturated +25%#5D97FF
Less saturated −25%#7CA0E0

Channel breakdown

R104
G154
B244
Red104 (40.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue218.57°
Saturation (HSL)86.42%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 9A · B F4

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