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Colour

#6C79D4

  • #6C79D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C79D4 is a blue with RGB values 108, 121, 212 and HSL 233°, 55%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6C79D4#6C79D4
HEX#6C79D4
RGBrgb(108, 121, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4745, 0.8314
RGB percentages42.4%, 47.5%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(232.5, 54.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 49.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK49.1%, 42.9%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,109,076
CSS custom property--colour: #6C79D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#93862B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5485D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B7CD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#438C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.8Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4C76C
Analogous#6CADD4, #936CD4
Triadic#D46C79, #79D46C
Split complementary#D4936C, #ADD46C
Tetradic#D46CAD, #D4C76C, #6CD493

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E5F7
Lighter +20%#BBC1EB
Lighter +10%#939DE0
Darker −10%#4555C8
Darker −20%#3140A9
Darker −30%#263181
Darker −40%#1A225A
More saturated +25%#5467EC
Less saturated −25%#848BBC

Channel breakdown

R108
G121
B212
Red108 (42.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)54.74%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 79 · B D4

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