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Recognised as Colour

#6969BF

  • #6969BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#6969BF is a blue with RGB values 105, 105, 191 and HSL 240°, 40%, 58%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#6969BF#6969BF
HEX#6969BF
RGBrgb(105, 105, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4118, 0.749
RGB percentages41.2%, 41.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(240, 40.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 45%, 74.9%)
CMYK45%, 45%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,908,351
CSS custom property--colour: #6969BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#969640

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4775C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#426FBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4D7B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFBF69
Analogous#6994BF, #9469BF
Triadic#BF6969, #69BF69
Split complementary#BF9469, #94BF69
Tetradic#BF6994, #BFBF69, #69BF94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F8FC
Lighter +30%#D4D4ED
Lighter +20%#B0B0DE
Lighter +10%#8D8DCE
Darker −10%#4949AC
Darker −20%#3A3A88
Darker −30%#2B2B64
Darker −40%#1C1C40
More saturated +25%#4E4EDA
Less saturated −25%#8484A4

Channel breakdown

R105
G105
B191
Red105 (41.2%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)40.19%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 69 · B BF

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