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Colour

#6969DA

  • #6969DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6969DA is a blue with RGB values 105, 105, 218 and HSL 240°, 60%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6969DA#6969DA
HEX#6969DA
RGBrgb(105, 105, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4118, 0.8549
RGB percentages41.2%, 41.2%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(240, 60.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 51.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK51.8%, 51.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,908,378
CSS custom property--colour: #6969DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#969625

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D7BDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F72D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#398297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.9Royal blue · ΔE 8.6Medium purple · ΔE 11.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DADA69
Analogous#69A2DA, #A269DA
Triadic#DA6969, #69DA69
Split complementary#DAA269, #A2DA69
Tetradic#DA69A2, #DADA69, #69DAA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E4F8
Lighter +20%#BBBBEE
Lighter +10%#9292E4
Darker −10%#4040D0
Darker −20%#2C2CB1
Darker −30%#222288
Darker −40%#18185F
More saturated +25%#5252F1
Less saturated −25%#8080C3

Channel breakdown

R105
G105
B218
Red105 (41.2%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)60.43%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 69 · B DA

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