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Recognised as Colour

#686FED

  • #686FED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#686FED is a blue with RGB values 104, 111, 237 and HSL 237°, 79%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#686FED#686FED
HEX#686FED
RGBrgb(104, 111, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4353, 0.9294
RGB percentages40.8%, 43.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(236.8, 78.7%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 56.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK56.1%, 53.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,844,397
CSS custom property--colour: #686FED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#979012

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2182F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1A8CA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.2Slate blue · ΔE 10.3Medium purple · ΔE 15.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE668
Analogous#68B2ED, #A468ED
Triadic#ED686F, #6FED68
Split complementary#EDA468, #B1ED68
Tetradic#ED68B2, #EDE668, #68EDA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F1FD
Lighter +20%#C3C6F8
Lighter +10%#969AF2
Darker −10%#3A44E8
Darker −20%#1923D6
Darker −30%#141CA8
Darker −40%#0F147A
More saturated +25%#565FFF
Less saturated −25%#7D82D8

Channel breakdown

R104
G111
B237
Red104 (40.8%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue236.84°
Saturation (HSL)78.7%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 6F · B ED

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