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Recognised as Colour

#6B7CE3

  • #6B7CE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6B7CE3 is a blue with RGB values 107, 124, 227 and HSL 232°, 68%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6B7CE3#6B7CE3
HEX#6B7CE3
RGBrgb(107, 124, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4863, 0.8902
RGB percentages42%, 48.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(231.5, 68.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 52.9%, 89%)
CMYK52.9%, 45.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,044,323
CSS custom property--colour: #6B7CE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#94831C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E89E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#417FE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3292A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Medium purple · ΔE 15Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3D26B
Analogous#6BB8E3, #966BE3
Triadic#E36B7C, #7CE36B
Split complementary#E3966B, #B8E36B
Tetradic#E36BB8, #E3D26B, #6BE396

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEEFB
Lighter +20%#C1C8F3
Lighter +10%#96A2EB
Darker −10%#4056DB
Darker −20%#253BC3
Darker −30%#1D2E98
Darker −40%#15216D
More saturated +25%#556CF9
Less saturated −25%#818CCD

Channel breakdown

R107
G124
B227
Red107 (42%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue231.5°
Saturation (HSL)68.18%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 7C · B E3

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