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Colour

#6787DE

  • #6787DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6787DE is a blue with RGB values 103, 135, 222 and HSL 224°, 64%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6787DE#6787DE
HEX#6787DE
RGBrgb(103, 135, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.5294, 0.8706
RGB percentages40.4%, 52.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(223.9, 64.3%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 53.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK53.6%, 39.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,784,990
CSS custom property--colour: #6787DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#987821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6390E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5585DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#289AA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBE67
Analogous#67C2DE, #8367DE
Triadic#DE6787, #87DE67
Split complementary#DE8367, #C3DE67
Tetradic#DE67C2, #DEBE67, #67DE83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EAF9
Lighter +20%#BBC9F0
Lighter +10%#91A8E7
Darker −10%#3D66D5
Darker −20%#284EB7
Darker −30%#1F3C8D
Darker −40%#162B63
More saturated +25%#507CF5
Less saturated −25%#7E92C7

Channel breakdown

R103
G135
B222
Red103 (40.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue223.87°
Saturation (HSL)64.32%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 87 · B DE

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