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Recognised as Colour

#6E6DFF

  • #6E6DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6E6DFF is a blue with RGB values 110, 109, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6E6DFF#6E6DFF
HEX#6E6DFF
RGBrgb(110, 109, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4275, 1
RGB percentages43.1%, 42.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(240.4, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK56.9%, 57.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,237,119
CSS custom property--colour: #6E6DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#919200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#007AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1090ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.5Royal blue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29.2Blue violet · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFF6D
Analogous#6DB5FF, #B76DFF
Triadic#FF6E6D, #6DFF6E
Split complementary#FFB76D, #B5FF6D
Tetradic#FF6DB5, #FEFF6D, #6DFFB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3D3FF
Lighter +10%#A1A0FF
Darker −10%#3B3AFF
Darker −20%#0907FF
Darker −30%#0100D3
Darker −40%#0100A0
More saturated +25%#6E6DFF
Less saturated −25%#807FED

Channel breakdown

R110
G109
B255
Red110 (43.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 6D · B FF

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