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Recognised as Colour

#6858BF

  • #6858BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6858BF is a blue with RGB values 104, 88, 191 and HSL 249°, 45%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6858BF#6858BF
HEX#6858BF
RGBrgb(104, 88, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3451, 0.749
RGB percentages40.8%, 34.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(249.3, 44.6%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.3, 53.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK45.5%, 53.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,838,463
CSS custom property--colour: #6858BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#97A740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#236AC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2265BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4C6E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.7Medium purple · ΔE 12.1Royal blue · ΔE 15.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFBF58
Analogous#587BBF, #9C58BF
Triadic#BF6858, #58BF68
Split complementary#BF9C58, #7BBF58
Tetradic#BF587B, #AFBF58, #58BF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEBF8
Lighter +30%#CCC7E9
Lighter +20%#ABA2DB
Lighter +10%#897DCD
Darker −10%#4F3FA5
Darker −20%#3D3180
Darker −30%#2C235B
Darker −40%#1A1536
More saturated +25%#543BDC
Less saturated −25%#7C75A2

Channel breakdown

R104
G88
B191
Red104 (40.8%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue249.32°
Saturation (HSL)44.59%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 58 · B BF

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