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Colour

#6A7EFA

  • #6A7EFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6A7EFA is a blue with RGB values 106, 126, 250 and HSL 232°, 94%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6A7EFA#6A7EFA
HEX#6A7EFA
RGBrgb(106, 126, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4941, 0.9804
RGB percentages41.6%, 49.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(231.7, 93.5%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 57.6%, 98%)
CMYK57.6%, 49.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,979,322
CSS custom property--colour: #6A7EFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#958105

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C8FFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2083F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009AB0no 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 text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE66A
Analogous#6AC6FA, #9E6AFA
Triadic#FA6A7E, #7EFA6A
Split complementary#FA9E6A, #C6FA6A
Tetradic#FA6AC6, #FAE66A, #6AFA9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#CDD3FD
Lighter +10%#9BA9FC
Darker −10%#3953F8
Darker −20%#0829F6
Darker −30%#0721C4
Darker −40%#051993
More saturated +25%#657AFF
Less saturated −25%#7D8CE7

Channel breakdown

R106
G126
B250
Red106 (41.6%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue231.67°
Saturation (HSL)93.51%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 7E · B FA

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