Colour

#6959F8

#6959F8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6959F8 is a blue with RGB values 105, 89, 248 and HSL 246°, 92%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6959F8

RGBrgb(105, 89, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.349, 0.9725

RGB percentages41.2%, 34.9%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(246, 91.9%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246, 64.1%, 97.3%)

CMYK57.7%, 64.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,904,312

CSS custom property--colour: #6959F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#96A607

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0078FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Deuteranopia#006CF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#0681A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3 Blue violet · ΔE 21.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 24 Royal blue · ΔE 26.2 Dark violet · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E8F859

Analogous#5998F8, #B959F8

Triadic#F86959, #59F869

Split complementary#F8B959, #98F859

Tetradic#F85999, #E8F859, #59F8B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEECFE

Lighter +20%#C1BBFC

Lighter +10%#958AFA

Darker −10%#3D28F6

Darker −20%#1F0AE1

Darker −30%#1807B1

Darker −40%#120580

More saturated +25%#6352FF

Less saturated −25%#7A6FE2

Channel breakdown

R105

G89

B248

Red105 (41.2%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue246.04°

Saturation (HSL)91.91%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 59 · B F8

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