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Recognised as Colour

#6746CC

  • #6746CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6746CC is a blue with RGB values 103, 70, 204 and HSL 255°, 57%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6746CC#6746CC
HEX#6746CC
RGBrgb(103, 70, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.2745, 0.8
RGB percentages40.4%, 27.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(254.8, 56.8%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.8, 65.7%, 80%)
CMYK49.5%, 65.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,768,332
CSS custom property--colour: #6746CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#98B933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#446783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.9Slate blue · ΔE 13.6Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.7Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABCC46
Analogous#4668CC, #AA46CC
Triadic#CC6746, #46CC67
Split complementary#CCAA46, #68CC46
Tetradic#CC4668, #ABCC46, #46CCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE6F8
Lighter +30%#CABEED
Lighter +20%#A996E2
Lighter +10%#886ED7
Darker −10%#4F30AF
Darker −20%#3D2587
Darker −30%#2B1A5F
Darker −40%#190F37
More saturated +25%#5829EA
Less saturated −25%#7664AF

Channel breakdown

R103
G70
B204
Red103 (40.4%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue254.78°
Saturation (HSL)56.78%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 46 · B CC

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