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Recognised as Colour

#6951CF

  • #6951CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6951CF is a blue with RGB values 105, 81, 207 and HSL 251°, 57%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6951CF#6951CF
HEX#6951CF
RGBrgb(105, 81, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.3176, 0.8118
RGB percentages41.2%, 31.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(251.4, 56.8%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 60.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK49.3%, 60.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,902,223
CSS custom property--colour: #6951CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#96AE30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#456F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.4Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.3Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7CF51
Analogous#5178CF, #A851CF
Triadic#CF6951, #51CF69
Split complementary#CFA851, #78CF51
Tetradic#CF5178, #B7CF51, #51CFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F1FB
Lighter +30%#D0C9F0
Lighter +20%#AEA1E5
Lighter +10%#8B79DA
Darker −10%#4D33BA
Darker −20%#3C2892
Darker −30%#2C1D6A
Darker −40%#1B1242
More saturated +25%#5835EB
Less saturated −25%#7A6DB3

Channel breakdown

R105
G81
B207
Red105 (41.2%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue251.43°
Saturation (HSL)56.76%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 51 · B CF

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