Colour

#684DE6

#684DE6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#684DE6 is a blue with RGB values 104, 77, 230 and HSL 251°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#684DE6

RGBrgb(104, 77, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.302, 0.902

RGB percentages40.8%, 30.2%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(250.6, 75.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 66.5%, 90.2%)

CMYK54.8%, 66.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,835,686

CSS custom property--colour: #684DE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#97B219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2D7493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15 Blue violet · ΔE 19.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1 Slate blue · ΔE 21.7 Royal blue · ΔE 26 Dark violet · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBE64D

Analogous#4D7EE6, #B54DE6

Triadic#E6684D, #4DE668

Split complementary#E6B54D, #7EE64D

Tetradic#E64D7E, #CBE64D, #4DE6B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DAD3F9

Lighter +20%#B4A6F3

Lighter +10%#8E7AEC

Darker −10%#4220E0

Darker −20%#3519B4

Darker −30%#271387

Darker −40%#1A0D5A

More saturated +25%#5834FF

Less saturated −25%#7866CD

Channel breakdown

R104

G77

B230

Red104 (40.8%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue250.59°

Saturation (HSL)75.37%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 4D · B E6

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