Colour

#6868CB

#6868CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#6868CB is a blue with RGB values 104, 104, 203 and HSL 240°, 49%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6868CB#6868CB

HEX#6868CB

RGBrgb(104, 104, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4078, 0.7961

RGB percentages40.8%, 40.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(240, 48.8%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 48.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK48.8%, 48.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,842,571

CSS custom property--colour: #6868CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#979734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B77CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#346FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#437D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.7 Medium purple · ΔE 12.3 Royal blue · ΔE 13.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBCB68

Analogous#689ACB, #9A68CB

Triadic#CB6868, #68CB68

Split complementary#CB9A68, #9ACB68

Tetradic#CB689A, #CBCB68, #68CB9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DADAF2

Lighter +20%#B4B4E5

Lighter +10%#8E8ED8

Darker −10%#4242BE

Darker −20%#353598

Darker −30%#272773

Darker −40%#1A1A4D

More saturated +25%#4F4FE4

Less saturated −25%#8181B2

Channel breakdown

R104

G104

B203

Red104 (40.8%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)48.77%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 68 · B CB

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Colour values

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