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Colour

#6A7DFA

  • #6A7DFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6A7DFA is a blue with RGB values 106, 125, 250 and HSL 232°, 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

#6A7DFA#6A7DFA
HEX#6A7DFA
RGBrgb(106, 125, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4902, 0.9804
RGB percentages41.6%, 49%, 98%
HSLhsl(232.1, 93.5%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 57.6%, 98%)
CMYK57.6%, 50%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,979,066
CSS custom property--colour: #6A7DFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#958205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A8FFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C82F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0099B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.9Slate blue · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE76A
Analogous#6AC5FA, #9F6AFA
Triadic#FA6A7D, #7DFA6A
Split complementary#FA9F6A, #C5FA6A
Tetradic#FA6AC5, #FAE76A, #6AFA9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#CDD3FD
Lighter +10%#9BA8FC
Darker −10%#3952F8
Darker −20%#0828F6
Darker −30%#0720C4
Darker −40%#051893
More saturated +25%#6579FF
Less saturated −25%#7D8BE7

Channel breakdown

R106
G125
B250
Red106 (41.6%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue232.08°
Saturation (HSL)93.51%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 7D · B FA

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