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Colour

#6856BE

  • #6856BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6856BE is a blue with RGB values 104, 86, 190 and HSL 250°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6856BE#6856BE
HEX#6856BE
RGBrgb(104, 86, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3373, 0.7451
RGB percentages40.8%, 33.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(250.4, 44.4%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 54.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK45.3%, 54.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,837,950
CSS custom property--colour: #6856BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#97A941

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F69C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F63BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4D6D82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.2Medium purple · ΔE 12.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.9Royal blue · ΔE 15.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACBE56
Analogous#5678BE, #9C56BE
Triadic#BE6856, #56BE68
Split complementary#BE9C56, #78BE56
Tetradic#BE5678, #ACBE56, #56BE9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE9F7
Lighter +30%#CBC5E9
Lighter +20%#AAA0DA
Lighter +10%#897BCC
Darker −10%#503FA3
Darker −20%#3E307E
Darker −30%#2C2259
Darker −40%#1A1434
More saturated +25%#5539DB
Less saturated −25%#7B73A1

Channel breakdown

R104
G86
B190
Red104 (40.8%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue250.38°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 56 · B BE

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