Recognised as Colour

#6875DA

#6875DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#6875DA is a blue with RGB values 104, 117, 218 and HSL 233°, 61%, 63%. 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

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HEX#6875DA

RGBrgb(104, 117, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4588, 0.8549

RGB percentages40.8%, 45.9%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(233.2, 60.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.2, 52.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK52.3%, 46.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,845,914

CSS custom property--colour: #6875DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#978A25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4883DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B79D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#348B9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.1 Medium purple · ΔE 14.1 Slate blue · ΔE 15.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DACD68

Analogous#68AEDA, #9468DA

Triadic#DA6875, #75DA68

Split complementary#DA9468, #AEDA68

Tetradic#DA68AE, #DACD68, #68DA94

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3E5F8

Lighter +20%#BAC0EE

Lighter +10%#919AE4

Darker −10%#3F50D0

Darker −20%#2B3BB1

Darker −30%#212D88

Darker −40%#171F5F

More saturated +25%#5163F2

Less saturated −25%#8087C3

Channel breakdown

R104

G117

B218

Red104 (40.8%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue233.16°

Saturation (HSL)60.64%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 75 · B DA

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