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Recognised as Colour

#6985B2

  • #6985B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6985B2 is a blue with RGB values 105, 133, 178 and HSL 217°, 32%, 55%. 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

#6985B2#6985B2
HEX#6985B2
RGBrgb(105, 133, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5216, 0.698
RGB percentages41.2%, 52.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(217, 32.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 41%, 69.8%)
CMYK41%, 25.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,915,506
CSS custom property--colour: #6985B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#967A4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7588B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D81B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#508F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Slate grey · ΔE 16.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B29669
Analogous#69AAB2, #7169B2
Triadic#B26985, #85B269
Split complementary#B27169, #AAB269
Tetradic#B269AA, #B29669, #69B271

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F3F7
Lighter +30%#CED7E6
Lighter +20%#ACBCD5
Lighter +10%#8BA0C3
Darker −10%#4F6B99
Darker −20%#3D5478
Darker −30%#2C3C56
Darker −40%#1B2534
More saturated +25%#4D7ECE
Less saturated −25%#858C96

Channel breakdown

R105
G133
B178
Red105 (41.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue216.99°
Saturation (HSL)32.16%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 85 · B B2

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