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Colour

#6969DD

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

#6969DD is a blue with RGB values 105, 105, 221 and HSL 240°, 63%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6969DD#6969DD
HEX#6969DD
RGBrgb(105, 105, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4118, 0.8667
RGB percentages41.2%, 41.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(240, 63%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 52.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK52.5%, 52.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,908,381
CSS custom property--colour: #6969DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#969622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#297BE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1772DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#368399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.5Royal blue · ΔE 8.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.3Medium purple · ΔE 11.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDDD69
Analogous#69A3DD, #A369DD
Triadic#DD6969, #69DD69
Split complementary#DDA369, #A3DD69
Tetradic#DD69A3, #DDDD69, #69DDA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E6F9
Lighter +20%#BCBCF0
Lighter +10%#9393E6
Darker −10%#3F3FD4
Darker −20%#2929B7
Darker −30%#20208D
Darker −40%#171763
More saturated +25%#5252F4
Less saturated −25%#8080C6

Channel breakdown

R105
G105
B221
Red105 (41.2%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)63.04%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 69 · B DD

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