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Recognised as Colour

#698CD2

  • #698CD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#698CD2 is a blue with RGB values 105, 140, 210 and HSL 220°, 54%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#698CD2#698CD2
HEX#698CD2
RGBrgb(105, 140, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.549, 0.8235
RGB percentages41.2%, 54.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(220, 53.8%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 50%, 82.4%)
CMYK50%, 33.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,917,330
CSS custom property--colour: #698CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#96732D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7192D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6588D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#3A9BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Steel blue · ΔE 14.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30.1Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2AF69
Analogous#69C1D2, #7B69D2
Triadic#D2698C, #8CD269
Split complementary#D27B69, #C1D269
Tetradic#D269C1, #D2AF69, #69D27B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE6F5
Lighter +20%#B7C8EA
Lighter +10%#90AADE
Darker −10%#426EC6
Darker −20%#3157A4
Darker −30%#25427D
Darker −40%#1A2E55
More saturated +25%#5184EA
Less saturated −25%#8194BA

Channel breakdown

R105
G140
B210
Red105 (41.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 8C · B D2

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