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Recognised as Colour

#6869EA

  • #6869EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6869EA is a blue with RGB values 104, 105, 234 and HSL 240°, 76%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6869EA#6869EA
HEX#6869EA
RGBrgb(104, 105, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4118, 0.9176
RGB percentages40.8%, 41.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(239.5, 75.6%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.5, 55.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK55.6%, 55.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,842,858
CSS custom property--colour: #6869EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#979615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#047EEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#22879Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.7Slate blue · ΔE 9.5Royal blue · ΔE 9.7Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE968
Analogous#68AAEA, #A868EA
Triadic#EA6869, #69EA68
Split complementary#EAA868, #AAEA68
Tetradic#EA68AA, #EAE968, #68EAA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEEFD
Lighter +20%#C2C2F6
Lighter +10%#9595F0
Darker −10%#3B3DE4
Darker −20%#1D1ECF
Darker −30%#1718A2
Darker −40%#101176
More saturated +25%#5354FF
Less saturated −25%#7D7ED4

Channel breakdown

R104
G105
B234
Red104 (40.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue239.54°
Saturation (HSL)75.58%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 69 · B EA

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