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Recognised as Colour

#6D79E9

  • #6D79E9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6D79E9 is a blue with RGB values 109, 121, 233 and HSL 234°, 74%, 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

#6D79E9#6D79E9
HEX#6D79E9
RGBrgb(109, 121, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4745, 0.9137
RGB percentages42.7%, 47.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(234.2, 73.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 53.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK53.2%, 48.1%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,174,633
CSS custom property--colour: #6D79E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22809WCAG 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 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#928616

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4489EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#357EE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3292A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.9Medium purple · ΔE 13.1Slate blue · ΔE 13.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9DD6D
Analogous#6DB7E9, #9F6DE9
Triadic#E96D79, #79E96D
Split complementary#E99F6D, #B7E96D
Tetradic#E96DB7, #E9DD6D, #6DE99F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F3FD
Lighter +20%#C6CAF6
Lighter +10%#99A2F0
Darker −10%#4150E2
Darker −20%#1F31D1
Darker −30%#1926A4
Darker −40%#121C78
More saturated +25%#5868FE
Less saturated −25%#828AD4

Channel breakdown

R109
G121
B233
Red109 (42.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue234.19°
Saturation (HSL)73.81%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 79 · B E9

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