Colour

#6A76CC

#6A76CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6A76CC is a blue with RGB values 106, 118, 204 and HSL 233°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6A76CC

RGBrgb(106, 118, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4627, 0.8

RGB percentages41.6%, 46.3%, 80%

HSLhsl(232.7, 49%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 48%, 80%)

CMYK48%, 42.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,977,228

CSS custom property--colour: #6A76CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1

Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#958933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5481CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B79CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#458897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9 Medium purple · ΔE 18.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7 Royal blue · ΔE 21 Slate blue · ΔE 22 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCC06A

Analogous#6AA7CC, #8F6ACC

Triadic#CC6A76, #76CC6A

Split complementary#CC8F6A, #A7CC6A

Tetradic#CC6AA7, #CCC06A, #6ACC8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DCDFF3

Lighter +20%#B6BCE6

Lighter +10%#9099D9

Darker −10%#4453BF

Darker −20%#35429B

Darker −30%#283175

Darker −40%#1B214F

More saturated +25%#5163E5

Less saturated −25%#8389B3

Channel breakdown

R106

G118

B204

Red106 (41.6%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue232.65°

Saturation (HSL)49%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 76 · B CC

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