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Recognised as Colour

#698CF3

  • #698CF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#698CF3 is a blue with RGB values 105, 140, 243 and HSL 225°, 85%, 68%. 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

#698CF3#698CF3
HEX#698CF3
RGBrgb(105, 140, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.549, 0.9529
RGB percentages41.2%, 54.9%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(224.8, 85.2%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 56.8%, 95.3%)
CMYK56.8%, 42.4%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,917,363
CSS custom property--colour: #698CF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#96730C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F97F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D8BF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 11Royal blue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3D069
Analogous#69D1F3, #8B69F3
Triadic#F3698C, #8CF369
Split complementary#F38B69, #D1F369
Tetradic#F369D1, #F3D069, #69F38B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FE
Lighter +20%#C7D4FB
Lighter +10%#98B0F7
Darker −10%#3A68EF
Darker −20%#1247E4
Darker −30%#0E39B5
Darker −40%#0B2A85
More saturated +25%#5D86FF
Less saturated −25%#7D96DF

Channel breakdown

R105
G140
B243
Red105 (41.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue224.78°
Saturation (HSL)85.19%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 8C · B F3

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