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Recognised as Colour

#6862CC

  • #6862CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6862CC is a blue with RGB values 104, 98, 204 and HSL 243°, 51%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6862CC#6862CC
HEX#6862CC
RGBrgb(104, 98, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3843, 0.8
RGB percentages40.8%, 38.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(243.4, 51%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.4, 52%, 80%)
CMYK49%, 52%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,841,036
CSS custom property--colour: #6862CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#979D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D73D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#256CCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#43798Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.7Medium purple · ΔE 11.1Royal blue · ΔE 11.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6CC62
Analogous#6291CC, #9D62CC
Triadic#CC6862, #62CC68
Split complementary#CC9D62, #91CC62
Tetradic#CC6291, #C6CC62, #62CC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFE
Lighter +30%#D7D5F2
Lighter +20%#B2AFE5
Lighter +10%#8D88D9
Darker −10%#453EBD
Darker −20%#373197
Darker −30%#292570
Darker −40%#1B184A
More saturated +25%#5148E6
Less saturated −25%#7F7CB2

Channel breakdown

R104
G98
B204
Red104 (40.8%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue243.4°
Saturation (HSL)50.96%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 62 · B CC

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