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Colour

#6947EB

  • #6947EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6947EB is a blue with RGB values 105, 71, 235 and HSL 252°, 80%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6947EB#6947EB
HEX#6947EB
RGBrgb(105, 71, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.2784, 0.9216
RGB percentages41.2%, 27.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(252.4, 80.4%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 69.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK55.3%, 69.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,899,691
CSS custom property--colour: #6947EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#96B814

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2B7394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8Dark violet · ΔE 22.6Medium blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9EB47
Analogous#4777EB, #BB47EB
Triadic#EB6947, #47EB69
Split complementary#EBBB47, #77EB47
Tetradic#EB4777, #C9EB47, #47EBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAD1FA
Lighter +20%#B4A3F5
Lighter +10%#8F75F0
Darker −10%#4419E6
Darker −20%#3614B8
Darker −30%#290F8A
Darker −40%#1B0A5C
More saturated +25%#5D33FF
Less saturated −25%#7861D2

Channel breakdown

R105
G71
B235
Red105 (41.2%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue252.44°
Saturation (HSL)80.39%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 47 · B EB

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