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Colour

#6979EA

  • #6979EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6979EA is a blue with RGB values 105, 121, 234 and HSL 233°, 75%, 66%. 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

#6979EA#6979EA
HEX#6979EA
RGBrgb(105, 121, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4745, 0.9176
RGB percentages41.2%, 47.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(232.6, 75.4%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.6, 55.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK55.1%, 48.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,912,490
CSS custom property--colour: #6979EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22619WCAG 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 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#968615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4288EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F7EE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2192A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.2Slate blue · ΔE 13.7Medium purple · ΔE 14Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADA69
Analogous#69BAEA, #9969EA
Triadic#EA6979, #79EA69
Split complementary#EA9969, #BAEA69
Tetradic#EA69BA, #EADA69, #69EA99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF1FD
Lighter +20%#C2C9F7
Lighter +10%#96A1F0
Darker −10%#3C51E4
Darker −20%#1D33D0
Darker −30%#1728A3
Darker −40%#111D76
More saturated +25%#5469FF
Less saturated −25%#7E89D5

Channel breakdown

R105
G121
B234
Red105 (41.2%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue232.56°
Saturation (HSL)75.44%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 79 · B EA

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