Recognised as Colour

#6885FF

#6885FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#6885FF is a blue with RGB values 104, 133, 255 and HSL 228°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6885FF#6885FF

HEX#6885FF

RGBrgb(104, 133, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5216, 1

RGB percentages40.8%, 52.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(228.5, 100%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 59.2%, 100%)

CMYK59.2%, 47.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,850,047

CSS custom property--colour: #6885FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#977A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4795FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C87FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00A1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1 Slate blue · ΔE 18.3 Medium purple · ΔE 18.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE268

Analogous#68D1FF, #9768FF

Triadic#FF6885, #85FF68

Split complementary#FF9668, #D1FF68

Tetradic#FF68D0, #FFE268, #68FF96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#CED7FF

Lighter +10%#9BAEFF

Darker −10%#355CFF

Darker −20%#0233FF

Darker −30%#0028CE

Darker −40%#001E9B

More saturated +25%#6885FF

Less saturated −25%#7B91EC

Channel breakdown

R104

G133

B255

Red104 (40.8%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue228.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 85 · B FF

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