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Recognised as Colour

#6969FE

  • #6969FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6969FE is a blue with RGB values 105, 105, 254 and HSL 240°, 99%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6969FE#6969FE
HEX#6969FE
RGBrgb(105, 105, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4118, 0.9961
RGB percentages41.2%, 41.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(240, 98.7%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 58.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK58.7%, 58.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,908,414
CSS custom property--colour: #6969FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#969601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008DAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.1Royal blue · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6Blue violet · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFE69
Analogous#69B3FE, #B369FE
Triadic#FE6969, #69FE69
Split complementary#FEB369, #B3FE69
Tetradic#FE69B3, #FEFE69, #69FEB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CECEFF
Lighter +10%#9C9CFE
Darker −10%#3636FE
Darker −20%#0404FD
Darker −30%#0101CD
Darker −40%#01019A
More saturated +25%#6868FF
Less saturated −25%#7C7CEB

Channel breakdown

R105
G105
B254
Red105 (41.2%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)98.68%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 69 · B FE

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