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Recognised as Colour

#6864BC

  • #6864BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#6864BC is a blue with RGB values 104, 100, 188 and HSL 243°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#6864BC#6864BC
HEX#6864BC
RGBrgb(104, 100, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3922, 0.7373
RGB percentages40.8%, 39.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(242.7, 39.6%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.7, 46.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK44.7%, 46.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,841,532
CSS custom property--colour: #6864BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#979B43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4171BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C6BBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4D7687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.6Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8BC64
Analogous#648CBC, #9464BC
Triadic#BC6864, #64BC68
Split complementary#BC9464, #8CBC64
Tetradic#BC648C, #B8BC64, #64BC94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F2FA
Lighter +30%#D0CFEA
Lighter +20%#ADABDB
Lighter +10%#8B88CB
Darker −10%#4C48A5
Darker −20%#3B3882
Darker −30%#2B295E
Darker −40%#1B193B
More saturated +25%#4F48D8
Less saturated −25%#8180A0

Channel breakdown

R104
G100
B188
Red104 (40.8%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue242.73°
Saturation (HSL)39.64%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 64 · B BC

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