Colour

#6859A4

#6859A4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6859A4 is a blue with RGB values 104, 89, 164 and HSL 252°, 30%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6859A4

RGBrgb(104, 89, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.349, 0.6431

RGB percentages40.8%, 34.9%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(252, 29.6%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252, 45.7%, 64.3%)

CMYK36.6%, 45.7%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,838,692

CSS custom property--colour: #6859A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#97A65B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F65A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4163A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#596776no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.3 Medium purple · ΔE 21.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7 Slate blue · ΔE 22.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8 Royal blue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95A459

Analogous#596FA4, #8E59A4

Triadic#A46859, #59A468

Split complementary#A48E59, #70A459

Tetradic#A4596F, #95A459, #59A48E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0DDEC

Lighter +30%#C2BCDA

Lighter +20%#A49BC8

Lighter +10%#8679B7

Darker −10%#534783

Darker −20%#3E3562

Darker −30%#292341

Darker −40%#141120

More saturated +25%#5539C4

Less saturated −25%#7B7984

Channel breakdown

R104

G89

B164

Red104 (40.8%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue252°

Saturation (HSL)29.64%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 59 · B A4

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