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Recognised as Colour

#6D70FF

  • #6D70FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6D70FF is a blue with RGB values 109, 112, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6D70FF#6D70FF
HEX#6D70FF
RGBrgb(109, 112, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4392, 1
RGB percentages42.7%, 43.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(238.8, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK57.3%, 56.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,172,351
CSS custom property--colour: #6D70FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#928F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0392ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7Royal blue · ΔE 15.5Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.6Dark orchid · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFC6D
Analogous#6DB9FF, #B36DFF
Triadic#FF6D70, #70FF6D
Split complementary#FFB36D, #B9FF6D
Tetradic#FF6DB9, #FFFC6D, #6DFFB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3D4FF
Lighter +10%#A0A2FF
Darker −10%#3A3EFF
Darker −20%#070CFF
Darker −30%#0004D3
Darker −40%#0003A0
More saturated +25%#6D70FF
Less saturated −25%#7F82ED

Channel breakdown

R109
G112
B255
Red109 (42.7%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue238.77°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 70 · B FF

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