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Colour

#6D7CD4

  • #6D7CD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D7CD4 is a blue with RGB values 109, 124, 212 and HSL 231°, 54%, 63%. 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

#6D7CD4#6D7CD4
HEX#6D7CD4
RGBrgb(109, 124, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4863, 0.8314
RGB percentages42.7%, 48.6%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(231.3, 54.5%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 48.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK48.6%, 41.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,175,380
CSS custom property--colour: #6D7CD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#92832B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5987D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#507ED2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#458F9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.9Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4C56D
Analogous#6DAFD4, #926DD4
Triadic#D46D7C, #7CD46D
Split complementary#D4926D, #AFD46D
Tetradic#D46DAF, #D4C56D, #6DD492

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E6F7
Lighter +20%#BCC3EB
Lighter +10%#949FE0
Darker −10%#4659C8
Darker −20%#3243A9
Darker −30%#263482
Darker −40%#1B245A
More saturated +25%#556BEC
Less saturated −25%#858DBC

Channel breakdown

R109
G124
B212
Red109 (42.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue231.26°
Saturation (HSL)54.5%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 7C · B D4

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