Recognised as Colour

#6858B9

#6858B9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#6858B9 is a blue with RGB values 104, 88, 185 and HSL 250°, 41%, 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

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HEX#6858B9

RGBrgb(104, 88, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3451, 0.7255

RGB percentages40.8%, 34.5%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(249.9, 40.9%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 52.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK43.8%, 52.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,838,457

CSS custom property--colour: #6858B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13425WCAG 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 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#97A746

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B69BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B64B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#506D80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.1 Medium purple · ΔE 13 Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1 Royal blue · ΔE 17.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9B958

Analogous#5879B9, #9858B9

Triadic#B96858, #58B968

Split complementary#B99958, #78B958

Tetradic#B95879, #A9B958, #58B998

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE8F5

Lighter +30%#C9C4E6

Lighter +20%#A9A0D7

Lighter +10%#887CC8

Darker −10%#51429C

Darker −20%#3E3378

Darker −30%#2C2355

Darker −40%#191431

More saturated +25%#543AD7

Less saturated −25%#7C769B

Channel breakdown

R104

G88

B185

Red104 (40.8%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue249.9°

Saturation (HSL)40.93%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 58 · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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