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Colour

#6C6CD4

  • #6C6CD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6C6CD4 is a blue with RGB values 108, 108, 212 and HSL 240°, 55%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6C6CD4#6C6CD4
HEX#6C6CD4
RGBrgb(108, 108, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4235, 0.8314
RGB percentages42.4%, 42.4%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(240, 54.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 49.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK49.1%, 49.1%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,105,748
CSS custom property--colour: #6C6CD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#93932B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C7CD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3474D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#458296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.4Medium purple · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 11.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4D46C
Analogous#6CA0D4, #A06CD4
Triadic#D46C6C, #6CD46C
Split complementary#D4A06C, #A0D46C
Tetradic#D46CA0, #D4D46C, #6CD4A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E2F7
Lighter +20%#BBBBEB
Lighter +10%#9393E0
Darker −10%#4545C8
Darker −20%#3131A9
Darker −30%#262681
Darker −40%#1A1A5A
More saturated +25%#5454EC
Less saturated −25%#8484BC

Channel breakdown

R108
G108
B212
Red108 (42.4%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)54.74%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 6C · B D4

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