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Recognised as Colour

#6864CD

  • #6864CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6864CD is a blue with RGB values 104, 100, 205 and HSL 242°, 51%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6864CD#6864CD
HEX#6864CD
RGBrgb(104, 100, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3922, 0.8039
RGB percentages40.8%, 39.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(242.3, 51.2%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.3, 51.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK49.3%, 51.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,841,549
CSS custom property--colour: #6864CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#979B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3175D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#286DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#427B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.7Medium purple · ΔE 11.1Royal blue · ΔE 11.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9CD64
Analogous#6495CD, #9C64CD
Triadic#CD6864, #64CD68
Split complementary#CD9C64, #95CD64
Tetradic#CD6495, #C9CD64, #64CD9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D9D8F2
Lighter +20%#B3B1E6
Lighter +10%#8E8BD9
Darker −10%#433EC0
Darker −20%#353299
Darker −30%#282573
Darker −40%#1B194C
More saturated +25%#504AE7
Less saturated −25%#807EB3

Channel breakdown

R104
G100
B205
Red104 (40.8%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue242.29°
Saturation (HSL)51.22%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 64 · B CD

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