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Recognised as Colour

#6863FE

  • #6863FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6863FE is a blue with RGB values 104, 99, 254 and HSL 242°, 99%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6863FE#6863FE
HEX#6863FE
RGBrgb(104, 99, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3882, 0.9961
RGB percentages40.8%, 38.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(241.9, 98.7%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.9, 61%, 99.6%)
CMYK59.1%, 61%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,841,342
CSS custom property--colour: #6863FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#979C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0089A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Blue violet · ΔE 26Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9FE63
Analogous#63ABFE, #B663FE
Triadic#FE6863, #63FE68
Split complementary#FEB663, #ACFE63
Tetradic#FE63AB, #F9FE63, #63FEB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFF
Lighter +20%#CAC8FF
Lighter +10%#9996FE
Darker −10%#3730FE
Darker −20%#0A02F9
Darker −30%#0801C7
Darker −40%#060194
More saturated +25%#6762FF
Less saturated −25%#7A77EA

Channel breakdown

R104
G99
B254
Red104 (40.8%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue241.94°
Saturation (HSL)98.73%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 63 · B FE

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