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Recognised as Colour

#6878CA

  • #6878CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6878CA is a blue with RGB values 104, 120, 202 and HSL 230°, 48%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6878CA#6878CA
HEX#6878CA
RGBrgb(104, 120, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4706, 0.7922
RGB percentages40.8%, 47.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(230.2, 48%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 48.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK48.5%, 40.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,846,666
CSS custom property--colour: #6878CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#978735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5882CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F7AC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#428997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABA68
Analogous#68A9CA, #8968CA
Triadic#CA6878, #78CA68
Split complementary#CA8968, #A9CA68
Tetradic#CA68A9, #CABA68, #68CA89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9DDF2
Lighter +20%#B4BCE4
Lighter +10%#8E9AD7
Darker −10%#4256BD
Darker −20%#354597
Darker −30%#283471
Darker −40%#1B234C
More saturated +25%#4E67E3
Less saturated −25%#8289B1

Channel breakdown

R104
G120
B202
Red104 (40.8%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue230.2°
Saturation (HSL)48.04%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 78 · B CA

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