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Recognised as Colour

#6989C1

  • #6989C1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6989C1 is a blue with RGB values 105, 137, 193 and HSL 218°, 42%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6989C1#6989C1
HEX#6989C1
RGBrgb(105, 137, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5373, 0.7569
RGB percentages41.2%, 53.7%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(218.2, 41.5%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 45.6%, 75.7%)
CMYK45.6%, 29%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,916,545
CSS custom property--colour: #6989C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#96763E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#748DC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B85C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#47959Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.3Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1A169
Analogous#69B5C1, #7569C1
Triadic#C16989, #89C169
Split complementary#C17569, #B5C169
Tetradic#C169B5, #C1A169, #69C175

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FBFD
Lighter +30%#D5DEEE
Lighter +20%#B1C2DF
Lighter +10%#8DA5D0
Darker −10%#486EAF
Darker −20%#39578B
Darker −30%#2A4067
Darker −40%#1B2A43
More saturated +25%#4E82DB
Less saturated −25%#8490A6

Channel breakdown

R105
G137
B193
Red105 (41.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)41.51%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 89 · B C1

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