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Colour

#6879F4

  • #6879F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6879F4 is a blue with RGB values 104, 121, 244 and HSL 233°, 86%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6879F4#6879F4
HEX#6879F4
RGBrgb(104, 121, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4745, 0.9569
RGB percentages40.8%, 47.5%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(232.7, 86.4%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 57.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK57.4%, 50.4%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,846,964
CSS custom property--colour: #6879F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#97860B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#368AF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#187EF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0095ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.4Slate blue · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 15.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4E368
Analogous#68BFF4, #9D68F4
Triadic#F46879, #79F468
Split complementary#F49D68, #BFF468
Tetradic#F468BF, #F4E368, #68F49D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F8FE
Lighter +20%#C7CDFB
Lighter +10%#98A3F7
Darker −10%#384FF1
Darker −20%#112BE5
Darker −30%#0D22B6
Darker −40%#0A1986
More saturated +25%#5D71FF
Less saturated −25%#7C88E0

Channel breakdown

R104
G121
B244
Red104 (40.8%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue232.71°
Saturation (HSL)86.42%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 79 · B F4

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