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Recognised as Colour

#6980A5

  • #6980A5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6980A5 is a blue with RGB values 105, 128, 165 and HSL 217°, 25%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6980A5#6980A5
HEX#6980A5
RGBrgb(105, 128, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.502, 0.6471
RGB percentages41.2%, 50.2%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(217, 25%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 36.4%, 64.7%)
CMYK36.4%, 22.4%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,914,213
CSS custom property--colour: #6980A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#967F5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7382A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7CA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#56888Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Slate grey · ΔE 12.2Gray · ΔE 22.4Dim grey · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A58E69
Analogous#699EA5, #7069A5
Triadic#A56980, #80A569
Split complementary#A57069, #9EA569
Tetradic#A5699E, #A58E69, #69A570

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8ECF2
Lighter +30%#C9D1DE
Lighter +20%#A9B6CB
Lighter +10%#899BB8
Darker −10%#526789
Darker −20%#3F4F69
Darker −30%#2C3749
Darker −40%#191F29
More saturated +25%#4B79C3
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R105
G128
B165
Red105 (41.2%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue217°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 80 · B A5

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