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Colour

#6E71EA

  • #6E71EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6E71EA is a blue with RGB values 110, 113, 234 and HSL 239°, 75%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6E71EA#6E71EA
HEX#6E71EA
RGBrgb(110, 113, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4431, 0.9176
RGB percentages43.1%, 44.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(238.5, 74.7%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.5, 53%, 91.8%)
CMYK53%, 51.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,238,122
CSS custom property--colour: #6E71EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#918E15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3084EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C7AE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#358CA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 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 text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.4Slate blue · ΔE 9.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.9Medium purple · ΔE 12.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE76E
Analogous#6EAFEA, #A96EEA
Triadic#EA6E71, #71EA6E
Split complementary#EAA96E, #AFEA6E
Tetradic#EA6EAF, #EAE76E, #6EEAA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F4FD
Lighter +20%#C7C8F7
Lighter +10%#9B9DF0
Darker −10%#4145E4
Darker −20%#1F23D3
Darker −30%#181CA7
Darker −40%#12147A
More saturated +25%#595DFF
Less saturated −25%#8385D5

Channel breakdown

R110
G113
B234
Red110 (43.1%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue238.55°
Saturation (HSL)74.7%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 71 · B EA

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