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Colour

#6988DA

  • #6988DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6988DA is a blue with RGB values 105, 136, 218 and HSL 224°, 60%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6988DA#6988DA
HEX#6988DA
RGBrgb(105, 136, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5333, 0.8549
RGB percentages41.2%, 53.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(223.5, 60.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 51.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK51.8%, 37.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,916,314
CSS custom property--colour: #6988DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#967725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6790DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B86D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#339AA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DABB69
Analogous#69C1DA, #8369DA
Triadic#DA6988, #88DA69
Split complementary#DA8369, #C1DA69
Tetradic#DA69C1, #DABB69, #69DA83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E9F8
Lighter +20%#BBC9EE
Lighter +10%#92A8E4
Darker −10%#4068D0
Darker −20%#2C50B1
Darker −30%#223E88
Darker −40%#182B5F
More saturated +25%#527DF1
Less saturated −25%#8093C3

Channel breakdown

R105
G136
B218
Red105 (41.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue223.54°
Saturation (HSL)60.43%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 88 · B DA

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