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Colour

#6978EF

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

#6978EF is a blue with RGB values 105, 120, 239 and HSL 233°, 81%, 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

#6978EF#6978EF
HEX#6978EF
RGBrgb(105, 120, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4706, 0.9373
RGB percentages41.2%, 47.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(233.3, 80.7%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 56.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK56.1%, 49.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,912,239
CSS custom property--colour: #6978EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#968710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A89F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#237DECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1793A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.9Slate blue · ΔE 12.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE069
Analogous#69BBEF, #9D69EF
Triadic#EF6978, #78EF69
Split complementary#EF9D69, #BBEF69
Tetradic#EF69BB, #EFE069, #69EF9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F4FE
Lighter +20%#C5CBF9
Lighter +10%#97A1F4
Darker −10%#3B4FEA
Darker −20%#172DDB
Darker −30%#1224AD
Darker −40%#0D1A7F
More saturated +25%#596CFF
Less saturated −25%#7E88DA

Channel breakdown

R105
G120
B239
Red105 (41.2%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue233.28°
Saturation (HSL)80.72%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 78 · B EF

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