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Recognised as Colour

#6956BD

  • #6956BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6956BD is a blue with RGB values 105, 86, 189 and HSL 251°, 44%, 54%. 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

#6956BD#6956BD
HEX#6956BD
RGBrgb(105, 86, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.3373, 0.7412
RGB percentages41.2%, 33.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(251.1, 43.8%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 54.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK44.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,903,485
CSS custom property--colour: #6956BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#96A942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2168C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2264BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#506C81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.8Medium purple · ΔE 12.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.8Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AABD56
Analogous#5677BD, #9C56BD
Triadic#BD6956, #56BD69
Split complementary#BD9C56, #77BD56
Tetradic#BD5677, #AABD56, #56BD9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE9F6
Lighter +30%#CBC4E8
Lighter +20%#AA9FDA
Lighter +10%#8A7BCB
Darker −10%#513FA1
Darker −20%#3F317C
Darker −30%#2C2258
Darker −40%#1A1433
More saturated +25%#5639DA
Less saturated −25%#7C73A0

Channel breakdown

R105
G86
B189
Red105 (41.2%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue251.07°
Saturation (HSL)43.83%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 56 · B BD

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