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Recognised as Colour

#6868F4

  • #6868F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6868F4 is a blue with RGB values 104, 104, 244 and HSL 240°, 86%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6868F4#6868F4
HEX#6868F4
RGBrgb(104, 104, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4078, 0.9569
RGB percentages40.8%, 40.8%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(240, 86.4%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 57.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK57.4%, 57.4%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,842,612
CSS custom property--colour: #6868F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#97970B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0589A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.5Slate blue · ΔE 14.3Royal blue · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4F468
Analogous#68AEF4, #AE68F4
Triadic#F46868, #68F468
Split complementary#F4AE68, #AEF468
Tetradic#F468AE, #F4F468, #68F4AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F7FE
Lighter +20%#C7C7FB
Lighter +10%#9898F7
Darker −10%#3838F1
Darker −20%#1111E5
Darker −30%#0D0DB6
Darker −40%#0A0A86
More saturated +25%#5D5DFF
Less saturated −25%#7C7CE0

Channel breakdown

R104
G104
B244
Red104 (40.8%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)86.42%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 68 · B F4

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