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Recognised as Colour

#6E71D4

  • #6E71D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#6E71D4 is a blue with RGB values 110, 113, 212 and HSL 238°, 54%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#6E71D4#6E71D4
HEX#6E71D4
RGBrgb(110, 113, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4431, 0.8314
RGB percentages43.1%, 44.3%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(238.2, 54.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 48.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK48.1%, 46.7%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,238,100
CSS custom property--colour: #6E71D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#918E2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#477FD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F77D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#488698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.2Slate blue · ΔE 14.1Royal blue · ΔE 14.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4D16E
Analogous#6EA4D4, #9E6ED4
Triadic#D46E71, #71D46E
Split complementary#D49E6E, #A4D46E
Tetradic#D46EA4, #D4D16E, #6ED49E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E5F7
Lighter +20%#BDBEEB
Lighter +10%#9598E0
Darker −10%#474AC8
Darker −20%#3236AA
Darker −30%#272982
Darker −40%#1B1D5B
More saturated +25%#565BEC
Less saturated −25%#8687BD

Channel breakdown

R110
G113
B212
Red110 (43.1%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue238.24°
Saturation (HSL)54.26%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 71 · B D4

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