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Colour

#698CED

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

#698CED is a blue with RGB values 105, 140, 237 and HSL 224°, 79%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#698CED#698CED
HEX#698CED
RGBrgb(105, 140, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.549, 0.9294
RGB percentages41.2%, 54.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(224.1, 78.6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 55.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK55.7%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,917,357
CSS custom property--colour: #698CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#967312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6396F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#528AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#12A1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.1Royal blue · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDCA69
Analogous#69CEED, #8869ED
Triadic#ED698C, #8CED69
Split complementary#ED8869, #CEED69
Tetradic#ED69CE, #EDCA69, #69ED88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F5FD
Lighter +20%#C4D2F8
Lighter +10%#97AFF2
Darker −10%#3B69E8
Darker −20%#1A4CD6
Darker −30%#143CA9
Darker −40%#0F2C7B
More saturated +25%#5784FF
Less saturated −25%#7E96D8

Channel breakdown

R105
G140
B237
Red105 (41.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue224.09°
Saturation (HSL)78.57%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 8C · B ED

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