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Colour

#698CE4

  • #698CE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#698CE4 is a blue with RGB values 105, 140, 228 and HSL 223°, 69%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#698CE4#698CE4
HEX#698CE4
RGBrgb(105, 140, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.549, 0.8941
RGB percentages41.2%, 54.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(222.9, 69.5%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 53.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK53.9%, 38.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,917,348
CSS custom property--colour: #698CE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#96731B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6895E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#598AE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#259FADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.43, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4C169
Analogous#69CAE4, #8369E4
Triadic#E4698C, #8CE469
Split complementary#E48369, #CAE469
Tetradic#E469CA, #E4C169, #69E483

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEFFB
Lighter +20%#BFCEF4
Lighter +10%#94ADEC
Darker −10%#3E6BDC
Darker −20%#2351C4
Darker −30%#1B3F99
Darker −40%#142D6D
More saturated +25%#5382FA
Less saturated −25%#7F96CE

Channel breakdown

R105
G140
B228
Red105 (41.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue222.93°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 8C · B E4

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