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Colour

#698CCD

  • #698CCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#698CCD is a blue with RGB values 105, 140, 205 and HSL 219°, 50%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#698CCD#698CCD
HEX#698CCD
RGBrgb(105, 140, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.549, 0.8039
RGB percentages41.2%, 54.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(219, 50%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 48.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK48.8%, 31.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,917,325
CSS custom property--colour: #698CCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#967332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7391D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6888CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3E9AA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.9Slate grey · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDAA69
Analogous#69BECD, #7869CD
Triadic#CD698C, #8CCD69
Split complementary#CD7869, #BECD69
Tetradic#CD69BE, #CDAA69, #69CD78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE4F3
Lighter +20%#B6C7E7
Lighter +10%#8FA9DA
Darker −10%#436FC0
Darker −20%#34589C
Darker −30%#274376
Darker −40%#1A2D50
More saturated +25%#5085E6
Less saturated −25%#8294B4

Channel breakdown

R105
G140
B205
Red105 (41.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue219°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 8C · B CD

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