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Recognised as Colour

#6679FF

  • #6679FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6679FF is a blue with RGB values 102, 121, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6679FF#6679FF
HEX#6679FF
RGBrgb(102, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages40%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.5, 100%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 60%, 100%)
CMYK60%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,715,903
CSS custom property--colour: #6679FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#998600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#238DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0098B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.2Royal blue · ΔE 10.7Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEC66
Analogous#66C6FF, #9F66FF
Triadic#FF6679, #79FF66
Split complementary#FFA066, #C5FF66
Tetradic#FF66C6, #FFEC66, #66FFA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CCD2FF
Lighter +10%#99A6FF
Darker −10%#334CFF
Darker −20%#0020FF
Darker −30%#0019CC
Darker −40%#001399
More saturated +25%#6679FF
Less saturated −25%#7987EC

Channel breakdown

R102
G121
B255
Red102 (40%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 79 · B FF

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