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Recognised as Colour

#6981FC

  • #6981FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6981FC is a blue with RGB values 105, 129, 252 and HSL 230°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6981FC#6981FC
HEX#6981FC
RGBrgb(105, 129, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.5059, 0.9882
RGB percentages41.2%, 50.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(230.2, 96.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 58.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK58.3%, 48.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,914,556
CSS custom property--colour: #6981FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#967E03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4192FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2585F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009DB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.2Medium purple · ΔE 17.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE469
Analogous#69CBFC, #9A69FC
Triadic#FC6981, #81FC69
Split complementary#FC9A69, #CBFC69
Tetradic#FC69CB, #FCE469, #69FC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CDD5FE
Lighter +10%#9BABFD
Darker −10%#3757FB
Darker −20%#052DFA
Darker −30%#0424C8
Darker −40%#031B96
More saturated +25%#667FFF
Less saturated −25%#7C8EE9

Channel breakdown

R105
G129
B252
Red105 (41.2%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue230.2°
Saturation (HSL)96.08%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 81 · B FC

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