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Recognised as Colour

#698BFC

  • #698BFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#698BFC is a blue with RGB values 105, 139, 252 and HSL 226°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#698BFC#698BFC
HEX#698BFC
RGBrgb(105, 139, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5451, 0.9882
RGB percentages41.2%, 54.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(226.1, 96.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 58.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK58.3%, 44.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,917,116
CSS custom property--colour: #698BFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#967403

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5698FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#418BFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.6Royal blue · ΔE 14.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCDA69
Analogous#69D5FC, #9069FC
Triadic#FC698B, #8BFC69
Split complementary#FC9069, #D5FC69
Tetradic#FC69D5, #FCDA69, #69FC90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CDD8FE
Lighter +10%#9BB2FD
Darker −10%#3764FB
Darker −20%#053EFA
Darker −30%#0431C8
Darker −40%#032596
More saturated +25%#6689FF
Less saturated −25%#7C95E9

Channel breakdown

R105
G139
B252
Red105 (41.2%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue226.12°
Saturation (HSL)96.08%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 8B · B FC

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