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Colour

#6B6AFD

  • #6B6AFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6B6AFD is a blue with RGB values 107, 106, 253 and HSL 240°, 97%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6B6AFD#6B6AFD
HEX#6B6AFD
RGBrgb(107, 106, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4157, 0.9922
RGB percentages42%, 41.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(240.4, 97.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 58.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK57.7%, 58.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,039,741
CSS custom property--colour: #6B6AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#949502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#008DA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6Blue violet · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCFD6A
Analogous#6AB2FD, #B56AFD
Triadic#FD6B6A, #6AFD6B
Split complementary#FDB56A, #B2FD6A
Tetradic#FD6AB2, #FCFD6A, #6AFDB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CFCFFE
Lighter +10%#9D9CFE
Darker −10%#3938FC
Darker −20%#0705FC
Darker −30%#0403CB
Darker −40%#030299
More saturated +25%#6968FF
Less saturated −25%#7E7DEA

Channel breakdown

R107
G106
B253
Red107 (42%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue240.41°
Saturation (HSL)97.35%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 6A · B FD

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