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Colour

#6779FF

  • #6779FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6779FF is a blue with RGB values 103, 121, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6779FF#6779FF
HEX#6779FF
RGBrgb(103, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages40.4%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.9, 100%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 59.6%, 100%)
CMYK59.6%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,781,439
CSS custom property--colour: #6779FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#988600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#238DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 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 text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10Royal blue · ΔE 10.8Slate blue · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFED67
Analogous#67C5FF, #A167FF
Triadic#FF6779, #79FF67
Split complementary#FFA167, #C5FF67
Tetradic#FF67C5, #FFED67, #67FFA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CDD3FF
Lighter +10%#9AA6FF
Darker −10%#344CFF
Darker −20%#011FFF
Darker −30%#0018CD
Darker −40%#00129A
More saturated +25%#6779FF
Less saturated −25%#7A88EC

Channel breakdown

R103
G121
B255
Red103 (40.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 79 · B FF

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