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Recognised as Colour

#6998FF

  • #6998FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6998FF is a blue with RGB values 105, 152, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6998FF#6998FF
HEX#6998FF
RGBrgb(105, 152, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5961, 1
RGB percentages41.2%, 59.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(221.2, 100%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 58.8%, 100%)
CMYK58.8%, 40.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,920,447
CSS custom property--colour: #6998FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#966700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6BA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5694FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.7Royal blue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD069
Analogous#69E3FF, #8569FF
Triadic#FF6998, #98FF69
Split complementary#FF8569, #E3FF69
Tetradic#FF69E3, #FFD069, #69FF85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CFDEFF
Lighter +10%#9CBBFF
Darker −10%#3675FF
Darker −20%#0352FF
Darker −30%#0041CF
Darker −40%#00319C
More saturated +25%#6998FF
Less saturated −25%#7C9FEC

Channel breakdown

R105
G152
B255
Red105 (41.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 98 · B FF

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