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Colour

#6965FF

  • #6965FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6965FF is a blue with RGB values 105, 101, 255 and HSL 242°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6965FF#6965FF
HEX#6965FF
RGBrgb(105, 101, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.3961, 1
RGB percentages41.2%, 39.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(241.6, 100%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.6, 60.4%, 100%)
CMYK58.8%, 60.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,907,391
CSS custom property--colour: #6965FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#969A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008BA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Blue violet · ΔE 26.8Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBFF65
Analogous#65AEFF, #B665FF
Triadic#FF6965, #65FF69
Split complementary#FFB665, #AEFF65
Tetradic#FF65AE, #FBFF65, #65FFB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#CCCBFF
Lighter +10%#9B98FF
Darker −10%#3732FF
Darker −20%#0700FE
Darker −30%#0500CB
Darker −40%#040098
More saturated +25%#6965FF
Less saturated −25%#7B78EC

Channel breakdown

R105
G101
B255
Red105 (41.2%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue241.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 65 · B FF

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