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Colour

#6869CC

  • #6869CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6869CC is a blue with RGB values 104, 105, 204 and HSL 239°, 50%, 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

#6869CC#6869CC
HEX#6869CC
RGBrgb(104, 105, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4118, 0.8
RGB percentages40.8%, 41.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(239.4, 49.5%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.4, 49%, 80%)
CMYK49%, 48.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,842,828
CSS custom property--colour: #6869CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#979633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D78D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3470CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#427E91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12Medium purple · ΔE 12.4Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCCB68
Analogous#689BCC, #9968CC
Triadic#CC6869, #69CC68
Split complementary#CC9968, #9BCC68
Tetradic#CC689B, #CCCB68, #68CC99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DADBF3
Lighter +20%#B4B5E6
Lighter +10%#8E8FD9
Darker −10%#4243BF
Darker −20%#34359A
Darker −30%#272874
Darker −40%#1A1B4E
More saturated +25%#4F50E5
Less saturated −25%#8182B3

Channel breakdown

R104
G105
B204
Red104 (40.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue239.4°
Saturation (HSL)49.5%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 69 · B CC

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