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Colour

#698FDB

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

#698FDB is a blue with RGB values 105, 143, 219 and HSL 220°, 61%, 64%. 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

#698FDB#698FDB
HEX#698FDB
RGBrgb(105, 143, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5608, 0.8588
RGB percentages41.2%, 56.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(220, 61.3%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 52.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK52.1%, 34.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,918,107
CSS custom property--colour: #698FDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#967024

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7195DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#648BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#30A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 29.9Royal blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBB569
Analogous#69C8DB, #7C69DB
Triadic#DB698F, #8FDB69
Split complementary#DB7C69, #C8DB69
Tetradic#DB69C8, #DBB569, #69DB7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4EBF9
Lighter +20%#BBCCEF
Lighter +10%#92AEE5
Darker −10%#4070D1
Darker −20%#2B58B3
Darker −30%#21448A
Darker −40%#173061
More saturated +25%#5287F2
Less saturated −25%#8097C4

Channel breakdown

R105
G143
B219
Red105 (41.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)61.29%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 8F · B DB

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