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Colour

#6A7CFA

  • #6A7CFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6A7CFA is a blue with RGB values 106, 124, 250 and HSL 233°, 94%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6A7CFA#6A7CFA
HEX#6A7CFA
RGBrgb(106, 124, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4863, 0.9804
RGB percentages41.6%, 48.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(232.5, 93.5%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 57.6%, 98%)
CMYK57.6%, 50.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,978,810
CSS custom property--colour: #6A7CFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#958305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#378EFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1781F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#0099AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE86A
Analogous#6AC4FA, #A06AFA
Triadic#FA6A7C, #7CFA6A
Split complementary#FAA06A, #C4FA6A
Tetradic#FA6AC4, #FAE86A, #6AFAA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#CDD3FD
Lighter +10%#9BA7FC
Darker −10%#3951F8
Darker −20%#0826F6
Darker −30%#071EC4
Darker −40%#051793
More saturated +25%#6578FF
Less saturated −25%#7D8AE7

Channel breakdown

R106
G124
B250
Red106 (41.6%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)93.51%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 7C · B FA

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