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Recognised as Colour

#6942FD

  • #6942FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6942FD is a blue with RGB values 105, 66, 253 and HSL 253°, 98%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6942FD#6942FD
HEX#6942FD
RGBrgb(105, 66, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.2588, 0.9922
RGB percentages41.2%, 25.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(252.5, 97.9%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 73.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK58.5%, 73.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,898,429
CSS custom property--colour: #6942FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#96BD02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00779Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14Medium blue · ΔE 20.3Dark violet · ΔE 21.7Dark orchid · ΔE 26.8Blue · ΔE 29.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6FD42
Analogous#4279FD, #C642FD
Triadic#FD6942, #42FD69
Split complementary#FDC642, #79FD42
Tetradic#FD4279, #D6FD42, #42FDC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1D9FF
Lighter +20%#B9A7FE
Lighter +10%#9174FE
Darker −10%#4110FC
Darker −20%#2F02D7
Darker −30%#2402A4
Darker −40%#190172
More saturated +25%#6840FF
Less saturated −25%#775AE5

Channel breakdown

R105
G66
B253
Red105 (41.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue252.51°
Saturation (HSL)97.91%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 42 · B FD

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