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Recognised as Colour

#6947D2

  • #6947D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6947D2 is a blue with RGB values 105, 71, 210 and HSL 255°, 61%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6947D2#6947D2
HEX#6947D2
RGBrgb(105, 71, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.2784, 0.8235
RGB percentages41.2%, 27.8%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(254.7, 60.7%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 66.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK50%, 66.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,899,666
CSS custom property--colour: #6947D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#96B82D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ECFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#446A86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.9Slate blue · ΔE 15.7Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Blue violet · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0D247
Analogous#476BD2, #AE47D2
Triadic#D26947, #47D269
Split complementary#D2AE47, #6BD247
Tetradic#D2476B, #B0D247, #47D2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEBFA
Lighter +30%#CDC2F0
Lighter +20%#AC99E6
Lighter +10%#8A70DC
Darker −10%#4F2DB9
Darker −20%#3E2390
Darker −30%#2C1967
Darker −40%#1B0F3E
More saturated +25%#5A2AEF
Less saturated −25%#7864B5

Channel breakdown

R105
G71
B210
Red105 (41.2%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue254.68°
Saturation (HSL)60.7%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 47 · B D2

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