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Recognised as Colour

#6985CF

  • #6985CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6985CF is a blue with RGB values 105, 133, 207 and HSL 224°, 52%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6985CF#6985CF
HEX#6985CF
RGBrgb(105, 133, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5216, 0.8118
RGB percentages41.2%, 52.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(223.5, 51.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 49.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK49.3%, 35.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,915,535
CSS custom property--colour: #6985CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#967A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#698CD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E83CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3E95A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 29.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB369
Analogous#69B8CF, #8069CF
Triadic#CF6985, #85CF69
Split complementary#CF8069, #B8CF69
Tetradic#CF69B8, #CFB369, #69CF80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE3F4
Lighter +20%#B6C4E8
Lighter +10%#90A4DB
Darker −10%#4266C3
Darker −20%#33519F
Darker −30%#273D78
Darker −40%#1A2952
More saturated +25%#507AE8
Less saturated −25%#8290B6

Channel breakdown

R105
G133
B207
Red105 (41.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue223.53°
Saturation (HSL)51.52%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 85 · B CF

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