Recognised as Colour

#6840FA

#6840FA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6840FA is a blue with RGB values 104, 64, 250 and HSL 253°, 95%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6840FA#6840FA

HEX#6840FA

RGBrgb(104, 64, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.251, 0.9804

RGB percentages40.8%, 25.1%, 98%

HSLhsl(252.9, 94.9%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 74.4%, 98%)

CMYK58.4%, 74.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,832,378

CSS custom property--colour: #6840FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1

Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#97BF05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0061F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00759Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.5 Medium blue · ΔE 19.7 Dark violet · ΔE 21.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.3 Blue · ΔE 29.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2FA40

Analogous#4075FA, #C540FA

Triadic#FA6840, #40FA68

Split complementary#FAC540, #75FA40

Tetradic#FA4075, #D2FA40, #40FAC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DED5FE

Lighter +20%#B7A3FD

Lighter +10%#8F72FB

Darker −10%#410EF9

Darker −20%#3105CF

Darker −30%#25049D

Darker −40%#19036B

More saturated +25%#653BFF

Less saturated −25%#7659E2

Channel breakdown

R104

G64

B250

Red104 (40.8%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue252.9°

Saturation (HSL)94.9%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 40 · B FA

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