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Recognised as Colour

#6982D7

  • #6982D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6982D7 is a blue with RGB values 105, 130, 215 and HSL 226°, 58%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6982D7#6982D7
HEX#6982D7
RGBrgb(105, 130, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5098, 0.8431
RGB percentages41.2%, 51%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(226.4, 57.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 51.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK51.2%, 39.5%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,914,775
CSS custom property--colour: #6982D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#967D28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#608BDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5482D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3794A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7BE69
Analogous#69B9D7, #8769D7
Triadic#D76982, #82D769
Split complementary#D78769, #B9D769
Tetradic#D769B9, #D7BE69, #69D787

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E7F7
Lighter +20%#BAC5EC
Lighter +10%#91A4E2
Darker −10%#4160CC
Darker −20%#2E4BAC
Darker −30%#233984
Darker −40%#18285C
More saturated +25%#5175EF
Less saturated −25%#818FBF

Channel breakdown

R105
G130
B215
Red105 (41.2%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue226.36°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 82 · B D7

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