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Recognised as Colour

#6965D4

  • #6965D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6965D4 is a blue with RGB values 105, 101, 212 and HSL 242°, 56%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6965D4#6965D4
HEX#6965D4
RGBrgb(105, 101, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.3961, 0.8314
RGB percentages41.2%, 39.6%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(242.2, 56.3%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 52.4%, 83.1%)
CMYK50.5%, 52.4%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,907,348
CSS custom property--colour: #6965D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#969A2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A77D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F6FD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3F7E93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 5.6Royal blue · ΔE 9.8Medium purple · ΔE 11Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 5.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0D465
Analogous#6599D4, #A065D4
Triadic#D46965, #65D469
Split complementary#D4A065, #99D465
Tetradic#D46599, #D0D465, #65D4A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDDDF5
Lighter +20%#B7B5EA
Lighter +10%#908DDF
Darker −10%#423DC9
Darker −20%#322EA5
Darker −30%#26237D
Darker −40%#1A1855
More saturated +25%#524CED
Less saturated −25%#807EBB

Channel breakdown

R105
G101
B212
Red105 (41.2%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue242.16°
Saturation (HSL)56.35%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 65 · B D4

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