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Recognised as Colour

#6994FD

  • #6994FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#6994FD is a blue with RGB values 105, 148, 253 and HSL 223°, 97%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#6994FD#6994FD
HEX#6994FD
RGBrgb(105, 148, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5804, 0.9922
RGB percentages41.2%, 58%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(222.6, 97.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 58.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK58.5%, 41.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,919,421
CSS custom property--colour: #6994FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#966B02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#669FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5192FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Royal blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDD269
Analogous#69DEFD, #8869FD
Triadic#FD6994, #94FD69
Split complementary#FD8869, #DEFD69
Tetradic#FD69DE, #FDD269, #69FD88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CEDCFE
Lighter +10%#9BB8FE
Darker −10%#3770FC
Darker −20%#044CFC
Darker −30%#033DCA
Darker −40%#022E98
More saturated +25%#6793FF
Less saturated −25%#7C9CEA

Channel breakdown

R105
G148
B253
Red105 (41.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue222.57°
Saturation (HSL)97.37%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 94 · B FD

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