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Colour

#6968FF

  • #6968FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6968FF is a blue with RGB values 105, 104, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6968FF#6968FF
HEX#6968FF
RGBrgb(105, 104, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4078, 1
RGB percentages41.2%, 40.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(240.4, 100%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 59.2%, 100%)
CMYK58.8%, 59.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,908,159
CSS custom property--colour: #6968FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#969700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008DAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10Royal blue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 26Dark orchid · ΔE 28.2Blue violet · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFF68
Analogous#68B3FF, #B468FF
Triadic#FF6968, #68FF69
Split complementary#FFB468, #B3FF68
Tetradic#FF68B3, #FEFF68, #68FFB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CECEFF
Lighter +10%#9C9BFF
Darker −10%#3635FF
Darker −20%#0402FF
Darker −30%#0100CE
Darker −40%#01009B
More saturated +25%#6968FF
Less saturated −25%#7C7BEC

Channel breakdown

R105
G104
B255
Red105 (41.2%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 68 · B FF

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