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Recognised as Colour

#69789B

  • #69789B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#69789B is a blue with RGB values 105, 120, 155 and HSL 222°, 20%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#69789B#69789B
HEX#69789B
RGBrgb(105, 120, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4706, 0.6078
RGB percentages41.2%, 47.1%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(222, 20%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 32.3%, 60.8%)
CMYK32.3%, 22.6%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,912,155
CSS custom property--colour: #69789B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#968764

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D7B9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#68769Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#5B7F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 12.2Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Gray · ΔE 21.1Dim grey · ΔE 21.7Dark grey · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B8C69
Analogous#69919B, #73699B
Triadic#9B6978, #789B69
Split complementary#9B7369, #919B69
Tetradic#9B6991, #9B8C69, #699B73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E6ED
Lighter +30%#C5CBD8
Lighter +20%#A6AFC4
Lighter +10%#8894AF
Darker −10%#54607D
Darker −20%#3F495F
Darker −30%#2B3140
Darker −40%#161A22
More saturated +25%#4A6BBA
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R105
G120
B155
Red105 (41.2%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 78 · B 9B

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