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Recognised as Colour

#689BDA

  • #689BDA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#689BDA is a blue with RGB values 104, 155, 218 and HSL 213°, 61%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#689BDA#689BDA
HEX#689BDA
RGBrgb(104, 155, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6078, 0.8549
RGB percentages40.8%, 60.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(213.2, 60.6%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 52.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK52.3%, 28.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,855,642
CSS custom property--colour: #689BDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31448WCAG 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 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#976425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829EDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7493D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2AA9B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 27.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAA768
Analogous#68D4DA, #6E68DA
Triadic#DA689B, #9BDA68
Split complementary#DA6E68, #D4DA68
Tetradic#DA68D4, #DAA768, #68DA6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3ECF8
Lighter +20%#BAD1EE
Lighter +10%#91B6E4
Darker −10%#3F80D0
Darker −20%#2B67B1
Darker −30%#214F88
Darker −40%#17375F
More saturated +25%#5199F2
Less saturated −25%#809DC3

Channel breakdown

R104
G155
B218
Red104 (40.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue213.16°
Saturation (HSL)60.64%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 9B · B DA

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