Recognised as Colour

#6976A2

#6976A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6976A2 is a blue with RGB values 105, 118, 162 and HSL 226°, 23%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6976A2

RGBrgb(105, 118, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4627, 0.6353

RGB percentages41.2%, 46.3%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(226.3, 23.5%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 35.2%, 63.5%)

CMYK35.2%, 27.2%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,911,650

CSS custom property--colour: #6976A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#96895D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#687AA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6375A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#597F85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7 Slate grey · ΔE 17 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Gray · ΔE 26.1 Dim grey · ΔE 26.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A29569

Analogous#6993A2, #7869A2

Triadic#A26976, #76A269

Split complementary#A27869, #93A269

Tetradic#A26993, #A29569, #69A278

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7E9F0

Lighter +30%#C7CCDD

Lighter +20%#A8B0C9

Lighter +10%#8893B6

Darker −10%#535E85

Darker −20%#3F4866

Darker −30%#2C3246

Darker −40%#181B27

More saturated +25%#4B65C0

Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R105

G118

B162

Red105 (41.2%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue226.32°

Saturation (HSL)23.46%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 76 · B A2

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