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Recognised as Colour

#698ED7

  • #698ED7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#698ED7 is a blue with RGB values 105, 142, 215 and HSL 220°, 58%, 63%. 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

#698ED7#698ED7
HEX#698ED7
RGBrgb(105, 142, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5569, 0.8431
RGB percentages41.2%, 55.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(219.8, 57.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 51.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK51.2%, 34%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,917,847
CSS custom property--colour: #698ED7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#967128

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7294DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#658AD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#359EA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.6Light skyblue · ΔE 30.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7B269
Analogous#69C5D7, #7B69D7
Triadic#D7698E, #8ED769
Split complementary#D77B69, #C5D769
Tetradic#D769C5, #D7B269, #69D77B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E9F7
Lighter +20%#BACBEC
Lighter +10%#91ACE2
Darker −10%#4170CC
Darker −20%#2E58AC
Darker −30%#234484
Darker −40%#182F5C
More saturated +25%#5186EF
Less saturated −25%#8196BF

Channel breakdown

R105
G142
B215
Red105 (41.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue219.82°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 8E · B D7

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