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Recognised as Colour

#6C84F5

  • #6C84F5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6C84F5 is a blue with RGB values 108, 132, 245 and HSL 229°, 87%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6C84F5#6C84F5
HEX#6C84F5
RGBrgb(108, 132, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5176, 0.9608
RGB percentages42.4%, 51.8%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(229.5, 87.3%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 55.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK55.9%, 46.1%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,111,925
CSS custom property--colour: #6C84F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#937B0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F92F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C87F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#159DB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.2Medium purple · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5DD6C
Analogous#6CC8F5, #996CF5
Triadic#F56C84, #84F56C
Split complementary#F5986C, #C9F56C
Tetradic#F56CC8, #F5DD6C, #6CF598

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFF
Lighter +20%#CCD4FB
Lighter +10%#9CACF8
Darker −10%#3C5CF2
Darker −20%#1036EB
Darker −30%#0D2BBB
Darker −40%#09208C
More saturated +25%#627EFF
Less saturated −25%#8091E1

Channel breakdown

R108
G132
B245
Red108 (42.4%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue229.49°
Saturation (HSL)87.26%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 84 · B F5

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