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Recognised as Colour

#689FA7

  • #689FA7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#689FA7 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 159, 167 and HSL 188°, 26%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#689FA7#689FA7
HEX#689FA7
RGBrgb(104, 159, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6235, 0.6549
RGB percentages40.8%, 62.4%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(187.6, 26.4%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.6, 37.7%, 65.5%)
CMYK37.7%, 4.8%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,856,615
CSS custom property--colour: #689FA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#976058

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969BA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C93A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4FA4A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 4.6Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.7Dark cyan · ΔE 17.7Teal · ΔE 19Dark grey · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 4.56, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A77068
Analogous#68A78F, #6880A7
Triadic#A7689F, #9FA768
Split complementary#A76880, #A78F68
Tetradic#8F68A7, #A77068, #80A768

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F1F2
Lighter +30%#C9DCDF
Lighter +20%#A8C8CD
Lighter +10%#88B3BA
Darker −10%#51848B
Darker −20%#3E656B
Darker −30%#2B474B
Darker −40%#19282A
More saturated +25%#4AB5C5
Less saturated −25%#868989

Channel breakdown

R104
G159
B167
Red104 (40.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue187.62°
Saturation (HSL)26.36%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 9F · B A7

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