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Recognised as Colour

#6995D7

  • #6995D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6995D7 is a blue with RGB values 105, 149, 215 and HSL 216°, 58%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6995D7#6995D7
HEX#6995D7
RGBrgb(105, 149, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5843, 0.8431
RGB percentages41.2%, 58.4%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(216, 57.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 51.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK51.2%, 30.7%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,919,639
CSS custom property--colour: #6995D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#966A28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B99DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E8FD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#33A4ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Steel blue · ΔE 13Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7AB69
Analogous#69CCD7, #7469D7
Triadic#D76995, #95D769
Split complementary#D77469, #CCD769
Tetradic#D769CC, #D7AB69, #69D774

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2EAF7
Lighter +20%#BACEEC
Lighter +10%#91B1E2
Darker −10%#4179CC
Darker −20%#2E60AC
Darker −30%#234A84
Darker −40%#18335C
More saturated +25%#5190EF
Less saturated −25%#819ABF

Channel breakdown

R105
G149
B215
Red105 (41.2%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 95 · B D7

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