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Recognised as Colour

#694CEF

  • #694CEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#694CEF is a blue with RGB values 105, 76, 239 and HSL 251°, 84%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#694CEF#694CEF
HEX#694CEF
RGBrgb(105, 76, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.298, 0.9373
RGB percentages41.2%, 29.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(250.7, 83.6%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 68.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK56.1%, 68.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,900,975
CSS custom property--colour: #694CEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#96B310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#247798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2Dark violet · ΔE 24.3Slate blue · ΔE 27Medium blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2EF4C
Analogous#4C80EF, #BB4CEF
Triadic#EF694C, #4CEF69
Split complementary#EFBB4C, #80EF4C
Tetradic#EF4C80, #D2EF4C, #4CEFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFD8FC
Lighter +20%#B7AAF7
Lighter +10%#907BF3
Darker −10%#421DEB
Darker −20%#3111C4
Darker −30%#250D95
Darker −40%#1A0966
More saturated +25%#5F3CFF
Less saturated −25%#7964D7

Channel breakdown

R105
G76
B239
Red105 (41.2%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue250.67°
Saturation (HSL)83.59%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 4C · B EF

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