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Recognised as Colour

#6984BD

  • #6984BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6984BD is a blue with RGB values 105, 132, 189 and HSL 221°, 39%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6984BD#6984BD
HEX#6984BD
RGBrgb(105, 132, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5176, 0.7412
RGB percentages41.2%, 51.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(220.7, 38.9%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 44.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK44.4%, 30.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,915,261
CSS custom property--colour: #6984BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#967B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F88BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6781BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4A9098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8Light steelblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA269
Analogous#69AEBD, #7869BD
Triadic#BD6984, #84BD69
Split complementary#BD7869, #AEBD69
Tetradic#BD69AE, #BDA269, #69BD78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F8FB
Lighter +30%#D3DBEC
Lighter +20%#B0BEDC
Lighter +10%#8CA1CD
Darker −10%#4A69A9
Darker −20%#3B5385
Darker −30%#2B3D62
Darker −40%#1B273E
More saturated +25%#4E7AD8
Less saturated −25%#848EA2

Channel breakdown

R105
G132
B189
Red105 (41.2%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue220.71°
Saturation (HSL)38.89%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 84 · B BD

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