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Recognised as Colour

#6958EB

  • #6958EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6958EB is a blue with RGB values 105, 88, 235 and HSL 247°, 79%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6958EB#6958EB
HEX#6958EB
RGBrgb(105, 88, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.3451, 0.9216
RGB percentages41.2%, 34.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(246.9, 78.6%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.9, 62.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK55.3%, 62.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,904,043
CSS custom property--colour: #6958EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#96A714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#287C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.7Royal blue · ΔE 21Dark orchid · ΔE 22.9Blue violet · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAEB58
Analogous#5890EB, #B358EB
Triadic#EB6958, #58EB69
Split complementary#EBB358, #90EB58
Tetradic#EB5890, #DAEB58, #58EBB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E1FB
Lighter +20%#BBB3F6
Lighter +10%#9286F0
Darker −10%#402AE6
Darker −20%#2C18C5
Darker −30%#221298
Darker −40%#180D6A
More saturated +25%#5A44FF
Less saturated −25%#7B6FD4

Channel breakdown

R105
G88
B235
Red105 (41.2%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue246.94°
Saturation (HSL)78.61%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 58 · B EB

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