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Colour

#6855DC

  • #6855DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6855DC is a blue with RGB values 104, 85, 220 and HSL 248°, 66%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6855DC#6855DC
HEX#6855DC
RGBrgb(104, 85, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3333, 0.8627
RGB percentages40.8%, 33.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(248.4, 65.9%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 61.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK52.7%, 61.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,837,724
CSS custom property--colour: #6855DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#97AA23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#387590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.5Slate blue · ΔE 11.4Royal blue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9DC55
Analogous#5585DC, #AC55DC
Triadic#DC6855, #55DC68
Split complementary#DCAC55, #85DC55
Tetradic#DC5585, #C9DC55, #55DCAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D9D4F6
Lighter +20%#B3AAED
Lighter +10%#8E7FE5
Darker −10%#432BD3
Darker −20%#3523A8
Darker −30%#281A7E
Darker −40%#1B1154
More saturated +25%#563BF6
Less saturated −25%#7A6FC2

Channel breakdown

R104
G85
B220
Red104 (40.8%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue248.44°
Saturation (HSL)65.85%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 55 · B DC

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