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Recognised as Colour

#6939FF

  • #6939FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6939FF is a blue with RGB values 105, 57, 255 and HSL 255°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6939FF#6939FF
HEX#6939FF
RGBrgb(105, 57, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.2235, 1
RGB percentages41.2%, 22.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(254.5, 100%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 77.6%, 100%)
CMYK58.8%, 77.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,896,127
CSS custom property--colour: #6939FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#96C600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00749Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.4Medium blue · ΔE 18.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.7Blue · ΔE 23.9Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFFF39
Analogous#396CFF, #CC39FF
Triadic#FF6939, #39FF69
Split complementary#FFCC39, #6CFF39
Tetradic#FF396C, #CFFF39, #39FFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDD2FF
Lighter +20%#B69FFF
Lighter +10%#906CFF
Darker −10%#4206FF
Darker −20%#3300D2
Darker −30%#27009F
Darker −40%#1A006C
More saturated +25%#6939FF
Less saturated −25%#7652E6

Channel breakdown

R105
G57
B255
Red105 (41.2%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue254.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 39 · B FF

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