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Recognised as Colour

#6677EC

  • #6677EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6677EC is a blue with RGB values 102, 119, 236 and HSL 232°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6677EC#6677EC
HEX#6677EC
RGBrgb(102, 119, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.4667, 0.9255
RGB percentages40%, 46.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(232.4, 77.9%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 56.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK56.8%, 49.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,715,372
CSS custom property--colour: #6677EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#998813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A87F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#227CEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#0991A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.5Slate blue · ΔE 12.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDB66
Analogous#66BAEC, #9866EC
Triadic#EC6677, #77EC66
Split complementary#EC9866, #BAEC66
Tetradic#EC66BA, #ECDB66, #66EC98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF0FD
Lighter +20%#C1C8F7
Lighter +10%#939FF2
Darker −10%#394FE6
Darker −20%#1A31D2
Darker −30%#1427A5
Darker −40%#0F1C77
More saturated +25%#5369FF
Less saturated −25%#7C87D7

Channel breakdown

R102
G119
B236
Red102 (40%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue232.39°
Saturation (HSL)77.91%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 77 · B EC

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