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Colour

#6A98CB

  • #6A98CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6A98CB is a blue with RGB values 106, 152, 203 and HSL 212°, 48%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6A98CB#6A98CB
HEX#6A98CB
RGBrgb(106, 152, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5961, 0.7961
RGB percentages41.6%, 59.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(211.5, 48.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 47.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK47.8%, 25.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,985,931
CSS custom property--colour: #6A98CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29832WCAG 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 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#956734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849ACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7890CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3FA4A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB9D6A
Analogous#6AC9CB, #6C6ACB
Triadic#CB6A98, #98CB6A
Split complementary#CB6C6A, #C9CB6A
Tetradic#CB6AC9, #CB9D6A, #6ACB6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBE6F3
Lighter +20%#B6CCE5
Lighter +10%#90B2D8
Darker −10%#447EBE
Darker −20%#366599
Darker −30%#284C74
Darker −40%#1B334E
More saturated +25%#5197E4
Less saturated −25%#8399B2

Channel breakdown

R106
G152
B203
Red106 (41.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue211.55°
Saturation (HSL)48.26%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 98 · B CB

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