Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#689CFC

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

#689CFC is a blue with RGB values 104, 156, 252 and HSL 219°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#689CFC#689CFC
HEX#689CFC
RGBrgb(104, 156, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6118, 0.9882
RGB percentages40.8%, 61.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(218.9, 96.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 58.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK58.7%, 38.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,855,932
CSS custom property--colour: #689CFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#976303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F97FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.7Royal blue · ΔE 26Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Steel blue · ΔE 28.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.92, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCC868
Analogous#68E6FC, #7E68FC
Triadic#FC689C, #9CFC68
Split complementary#FC7E68, #E6FC68
Tetradic#FC68E6, #FCC868, #68FC7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#CCDEFE
Lighter +10%#9ABDFD
Darker −10%#367BFB
Darker −20%#055BF9
Darker −30%#0448C7
Darker −40%#033695
More saturated +25%#659BFF
Less saturated −25%#7BA2E9

Channel breakdown

R104
G156
B252
Red104 (40.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue218.92°
Saturation (HSL)96.1%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 9C · B FC

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “689cfc” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.