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Recognised as Colour

#6B7CE7

  • #6B7CE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6B7CE7 is a blue with RGB values 107, 124, 231 and HSL 232°, 72%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6B7CE7#6B7CE7
HEX#6B7CE7
RGBrgb(107, 124, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4863, 0.9059
RGB percentages42%, 48.6%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(231.8, 72.1%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 53.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK53.7%, 46.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,044,327
CSS custom property--colour: #6B7CE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#948318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B8AEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C80E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2D94A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7D66B
Analogous#6BBAE7, #986BE7
Triadic#E76B7C, #7CE76B
Split complementary#E7986B, #BAE76B
Tetradic#E76BBA, #E7D66B, #6BE798

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF1FC
Lighter +20%#C3CAF5
Lighter +10%#97A3EE
Darker −10%#3F55E0
Darker −20%#2138CB
Darker −30%#1A2C9F
Darker −40%#132073
More saturated +25%#556CFD
Less saturated −25%#808CD1

Channel breakdown

R107
G124
B231
Red107 (42%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue231.77°
Saturation (HSL)72.09%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 7C · B E7

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