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Recognised as Colour

#6999CD

  • #6999CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6999CD is a blue with RGB values 105, 153, 205 and HSL 211°, 50%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6999CD#6999CD
HEX#6999CD
RGBrgb(105, 153, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6, 0.8039
RGB percentages41.2%, 60%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(211.2, 50%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 48.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK48.8%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,920,653
CSS custom property--colour: #6999CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#966632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849BCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7891CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3BA5ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 22Slate grey · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD9D69
Analogous#69CBCD, #6B69CD
Triadic#CD6999, #99CD69
Split complementary#CD6B69, #CBCD69
Tetradic#CD69CB, #CD9D69, #69CD6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE7F3
Lighter +20%#B6CDE7
Lighter +10%#8FB3DA
Darker −10%#437FC0
Darker −20%#34669C
Darker −30%#274D76
Darker −40%#1A3450
More saturated +25%#5098E6
Less saturated −25%#829AB4

Channel breakdown

R105
G153
B205
Red105 (41.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue211.2°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 99 · B CD

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