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Recognised as Colour

#6883FF

  • #6883FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6883FF is a blue with RGB values 104, 131, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6883FF#6883FF
HEX#6883FF
RGBrgb(104, 131, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5137, 1
RGB percentages40.8%, 51.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.3, 100%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 59.2%, 100%)
CMYK59.2%, 48.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,849,535
CSS custom property--colour: #6883FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#977C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4293FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2586FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009FB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE468
Analogous#68CFFF, #9868FF
Triadic#FF6883, #83FF68
Split complementary#FF9968, #CEFF68
Tetradic#FF68CF, #FFE468, #68FF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CED7FF
Lighter +10%#9BADFF
Darker −10%#3559FF
Darker −20%#022FFF
Darker −30%#0025CE
Darker −40%#001C9B
More saturated +25%#6883FF
Less saturated −25%#7B8FEC

Channel breakdown

R104
G131
B255
Red104 (40.8%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 83 · B FF

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