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Colour

#6B77FF

  • #6B77FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6B77FF is a blue with RGB values 107, 119, 255 and HSL 235°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6B77FF#6B77FF
HEX#6B77FF
RGBrgb(107, 119, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4667, 1
RGB percentages42%, 46.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(235.1, 100%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.1, 58%, 100%)
CMYK58%, 53.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,043,071
CSS custom property--colour: #6B77FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#948800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C8CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0097B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.5Royal blue · ΔE 11.9Slate blue · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF36B
Analogous#6BC1FF, #A96BFF
Triadic#FF6B77, #77FF6B
Split complementary#FFA96B, #C1FF6B
Tetradic#FF6BC1, #FFF36B, #6BFFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D1D5FF
Lighter +10%#9EA6FF
Darker −10%#3848FF
Darker −20%#0519FF
Darker −30%#0011D1
Darker −40%#000D9E
More saturated +25%#6B77FF
Less saturated −25%#7E87ED

Channel breakdown

R107
G119
B255
Red107 (42%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue235.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 77 · B FF

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