Colour

#6C7BD9

#6C7BD9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C7BD9 is a blue with RGB values 108, 123, 217 and HSL 232°, 59%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6C7BD9

RGBrgb(108, 123, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4824, 0.851

RGB percentages42.4%, 48.2%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(231.7, 58.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 50.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK50.2%, 43.3%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,109,593

CSS custom property--colour: #6C7BD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#938426

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5487DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#497ED7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#3F8F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2 Medium purple · ΔE 16.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5 Royal blue · ΔE 17.6 Slate blue · ΔE 19.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D9CA6C

Analogous#6CB2D9, #936CD9

Triadic#D96C7B, #7BD96C

Split complementary#D9936C, #B2D96C

Tetradic#D96CB2, #D9CA6C, #6CD993

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6E8F8

Lighter +20%#BDC4EE

Lighter +10%#959FE3

Darker −10%#4357CF

Darker −20%#2E40B1

Darker −30%#233189

Darker −40%#192360

More saturated +25%#556AF0

Less saturated −25%#838CC2

Channel breakdown

R108

G123

B217

Red108 (42.4%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue231.74°

Saturation (HSL)58.92%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 7B · B D9

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Colour values

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