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Recognised as Colour

#6996CD

  • #6996CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6996CD is a blue with RGB values 105, 150, 205 and HSL 213°, 50%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6996CD#6996CD
HEX#6996CD
RGBrgb(105, 150, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5882, 0.8039
RGB percentages41.2%, 58.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(213, 50%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213, 48.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK48.8%, 26.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,919,885
CSS custom property--colour: #6996CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#966932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8099CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#748FCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3CA2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA069
Analogous#69C8CD, #6E69CD
Triadic#CD6996, #96CD69
Split complementary#CD6E69, #C8CD69
Tetradic#CD69C8, #CDA069, #69CD6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE6F3
Lighter +20%#B6CCE7
Lighter +10%#8FB1DA
Darker −10%#437BC0
Darker −20%#34639C
Darker −30%#274B76
Darker −40%#1A3250
More saturated +25%#5094E6
Less saturated −25%#8299B4

Channel breakdown

R105
G150
B205
Red105 (41.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue213°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 96 · B CD

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