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Recognised as Colour

#6C7AEA

  • #6C7AEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6C7AEA is a blue with RGB values 108, 122, 234 and HSL 233°, 75%, 67%. 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

#6C7AEA#6C7AEA
HEX#6C7AEA
RGBrgb(108, 122, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4784, 0.9176
RGB percentages42.4%, 47.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(233.3, 75%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 53.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK53.8%, 47.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,109,354
CSS custom property--colour: #6C7AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#938515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4589EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#357FE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2D93A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 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 text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 14Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADC6C
Analogous#6CB9EA, #9D6CEA
Triadic#EA6C7A, #7AEA6C
Split complementary#EA9D6C, #B9EA6C
Tetradic#EA6CB9, #EADC6C, #6CEA9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F3FD
Lighter +20%#C5CBF7
Lighter +10%#99A2F0
Darker −10%#3F52E4
Darker −20%#1E32D2
Darker −30%#1827A5
Darker −40%#111D79
More saturated +25%#576AFF
Less saturated −25%#818AD5

Channel breakdown

R108
G122
B234
Red108 (42.4%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue233.33°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 7A · B EA

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