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Recognised as Colour

#6978CE

  • #6978CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6978CE is a blue with RGB values 105, 120, 206 and HSL 231°, 51%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6978CE#6978CE
HEX#6978CE
RGBrgb(105, 120, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4706, 0.8078
RGB percentages41.2%, 47.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(231.1, 50.8%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 49%, 80.8%)
CMYK49%, 41.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,912,206
CSS custom property--colour: #6978CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#968731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5682D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C7ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#418A99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEBF69
Analogous#69AACE, #8D69CE
Triadic#CE6978, #78CE69
Split complementary#CE8C69, #ABCE69
Tetradic#CE69AA, #CEBF69, #69CE8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE0F4
Lighter +20%#B6BDE7
Lighter +10%#8F9BDB
Darker −10%#4355C1
Darker −20%#33439E
Darker −30%#273377
Darker −40%#1A2251
More saturated +25%#5067E7
Less saturated −25%#8289B5

Channel breakdown

R105
G120
B206
Red105 (41.2%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue231.09°
Saturation (HSL)50.75%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 78 · B CE

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