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Recognised as Colour

#6A7BD5

  • #6A7BD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6A7BD5 is a blue with RGB values 106, 123, 213 and HSL 230°, 56%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6A7BD5#6A7BD5
HEX#6A7BD5
RGBrgb(106, 123, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4824, 0.8353
RGB percentages41.6%, 48.2%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(230.5, 56%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 50.2%, 83.5%)
CMYK50.2%, 42.3%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,978,517
CSS custom property--colour: #6A7BD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#95842A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5686D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C7DD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3D8E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Royal blue · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5C46A
Analogous#6AB1D5, #8E6AD5
Triadic#D56A7B, #7BD56A
Split complementary#D58E6A, #B1D56A
Tetradic#D56AB1, #D5C46A, #6AD58E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E5F7
Lighter +20%#BAC1EB
Lighter +10%#929EE0
Darker −10%#4258CA
Darker −20%#3043A9
Darker −30%#253381
Darker −40%#19245A
More saturated +25%#526BED
Less saturated −25%#828BBD

Channel breakdown

R106
G123
B213
Red106 (41.6%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue230.47°
Saturation (HSL)56.02%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 7B · B D5

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