Colour

#6B98BF

#6B98BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6B98BF is a blue with RGB values 107, 152, 191 and HSL 208°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6B98BF

RGBrgb(107, 152, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5961, 0.749

RGB percentages42%, 59.6%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(207.9, 39.6%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 44%, 74.9%)

CMYK44%, 20.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,051,455

CSS custom property--colour: #6B98BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#946740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8898C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D90BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Tritanopia#49A1A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 15 Slate grey · ΔE 16.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2 Sky blue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BF926B

Analogous#6BBFBC, #6B6EBF

Triadic#BF6B98, #98BF6B

Split complementary#BF6B6E, #BFBC6B

Tetradic#BC6BBF, #BF926B, #6EBF6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9FBFD

Lighter +30%#D6E2ED

Lighter +20%#B2CADE

Lighter +10%#8FB1CE

Darker −10%#4B7FAC

Darker −20%#3B6589

Darker −30%#2C4B65

Darker −40%#1C3042

More saturated +25%#519ADA

Less saturated −25%#8696A5

Channel breakdown

R107

G152

B191

Red107 (42%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue207.86°

Saturation (HSL)39.62%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 98 · B BF

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