Recognised as Colour

#6964BB

#6964BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#6964BB is a blue with RGB values 105, 100, 187 and HSL 243°, 39%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#6964BB#6964BB

HEX#6964BB

RGBrgb(105, 100, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.3922, 0.7333

RGB percentages41.2%, 39.2%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(243.4, 39%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.4, 46.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK43.9%, 46.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,907,067

CSS custom property--colour: #6964BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#969B44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4271BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E6CB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4F7686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2 Slate blue · ΔE 17.1 Royal blue · ΔE 20 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6BB64

Analogous#648BBB, #9564BB

Triadic#BB6964, #64BB69

Split complementary#BB9464, #8BBB64

Tetradic#BB648B, #B6BB64, #64BB94

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F2F9

Lighter +30%#D0CEEA

Lighter +20%#AEABDA

Lighter +10%#8B87CB

Darker −10%#4D48A4

Darker −20%#3D3881

Darker −30%#2C295D

Darker −40%#1B193A

More saturated +25%#5048D7

Less saturated −25%#82809F

Channel breakdown

R105

G100

B187

Red105 (41.2%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue243.45°

Saturation (HSL)39.01%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 64 · B BB

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