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Recognised as Colour

#6B70FF

  • #6B70FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6B70FF is a blue with RGB values 107, 112, 255 and HSL 238°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6B70FF#6B70FF
HEX#6B70FF
RGBrgb(107, 112, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4392, 1
RGB percentages42%, 43.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(238, 100%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 58%, 100%)
CMYK58%, 56.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,041,279
CSS custom property--colour: #6B70FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#948F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0092ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.3Royal blue · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.3Dark orchid · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFA6B
Analogous#6BBAFF, #B06BFF
Triadic#FF6B70, #70FF6B
Split complementary#FFB06B, #BAFF6B
Tetradic#FF6BBA, #FFFA6B, #6BFFB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D1D3FF
Lighter +10%#9EA1FF
Darker −10%#383FFF
Darker −20%#050DFF
Darker −30%#0007D1
Darker −40%#00059E
More saturated +25%#6B70FF
Less saturated −25%#7E81ED

Channel breakdown

R107
G112
B255
Red107 (42%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue237.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 70 · B FF

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