Colour

#6840EE

#6840EE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6840EE is a blue with RGB values 104, 64, 238 and HSL 254°, 84%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6840EE#6840EE

HEX#6840EE

RGBrgb(104, 64, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.251, 0.9333

RGB percentages40.8%, 25.1%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(253.8, 83.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 73.1%, 93.3%)

CMYK56.3%, 73.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,832,366

CSS custom property--colour: #6840EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#97BF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#237094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.2 Dark violet · ΔE 20.2 Medium blue · ΔE 21.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 22 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.3 Dark blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C6EE40

Analogous#406FEE, #BF40EE

Triadic#EE6840, #40EE68

Split complementary#EEBF40, #6FEE40

Tetradic#EE406F, #C6EE40, #40EEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFBFF

Lighter +30%#D7CCFB

Lighter +20%#B29EF6

Lighter +10%#8D6FF2

Darker −10%#4515E6

Darker −20%#3710B8

Darker −30%#290C89

Darker −40%#1B085A

More saturated +25%#5F2FFF

Less saturated −25%#765AD4

Channel breakdown

R104

G64

B238

Red104 (40.8%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue253.79°

Saturation (HSL)83.65%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 40 · B EE

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