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Recognised as Colour

#6E70F5

  • #6E70F5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6E70F5 is a blue with RGB values 110, 112, 245 and HSL 239°, 87%, 70%. 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

#6E70F5#6E70F5
HEX#6E70F5
RGBrgb(110, 112, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4392, 0.9608
RGB percentages43.1%, 43.9%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(239.1, 87.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.1, 55.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK55.1%, 54.3%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,237,877
CSS custom property--colour: #6E70F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#918F0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1485FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#007AF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#278FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.6Royal blue · ΔE 11.4Slate blue · ΔE 12.5Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5F36E
Analogous#6EB4F5, #AF6EF5
Triadic#F56E70, #70F56E
Split complementary#F5AF6E, #B4F56E
Tetradic#F56EB4, #F5F36E, #6EF5AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFF
Lighter +20%#CDCEFC
Lighter +10%#9E9FF8
Darker −10%#3E41F2
Darker −20%#1014ED
Darker −30%#0D10BD
Darker −40%#0A0C8D
More saturated +25%#6466FF
Less saturated −25%#8183E2

Channel breakdown

R110
G112
B245
Red110 (43.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue239.11°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 70 · B F5

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