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Recognised as Colour

#6E70EE

  • #6E70EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6E70EE is a blue with RGB values 110, 112, 238 and HSL 239°, 79%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6E70EE#6E70EE
HEX#6E70EE
RGBrgb(110, 112, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4392, 0.9333
RGB percentages43.1%, 43.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(239.1, 79%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.1, 53.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK53.8%, 52.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,237,870
CSS custom property--colour: #6E70EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#918F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2684F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#067AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#318DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.5Royal blue · ΔE 9.2Slate blue · ΔE 10.2Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEEC6E
Analogous#6EB0EE, #AC6EEE
Triadic#EE6E70, #70EE6E
Split complementary#EEAC6E, #B0EE6E
Tetradic#EE6EB0, #EEEC6E, #6EEEAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F7FE
Lighter +20%#C9CAF9
Lighter +10%#9C9DF3
Darker −10%#4043E9
Darker −20%#1A1DDC
Darker −30%#1417AF
Darker −40%#0F1181
More saturated +25%#5D60FF
Less saturated −25%#8284DA

Channel breakdown

R110
G112
B238
Red110 (43.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue239.06°
Saturation (HSL)79.01%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 70 · B EE

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