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Recognised as Colour

#6978ED

  • #6978ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6978ED is a blue with RGB values 105, 120, 237 and HSL 233°, 79%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6978ED#6978ED
HEX#6978ED
RGBrgb(105, 120, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4706, 0.9294
RGB percentages41.2%, 47.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(233.2, 78.6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.2, 55.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK55.7%, 49.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,912,237
CSS custom property--colour: #6978ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#968712

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C88F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#277DEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1C92A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.1Slate blue · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 14.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDDE69
Analogous#69BAED, #9C69ED
Triadic#ED6978, #78ED69
Split complementary#ED9C69, #BAED69
Tetradic#ED69BA, #EDDE69, #69ED9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F3FD
Lighter +20%#C4CAF8
Lighter +10%#97A1F2
Darker −10%#3B4FE8
Darker −20%#1A2FD6
Darker −30%#1425A9
Darker −40%#0F1B7B
More saturated +25%#576AFF
Less saturated −25%#7E88D8

Channel breakdown

R105
G120
B237
Red105 (41.2%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue233.18°
Saturation (HSL)78.57%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 78 · B ED

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