Colour

#6E79DC

#6E79DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#6E79DC is a blue with RGB values 110, 121, 220 and HSL 234°, 61%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6E79DC

RGBrgb(110, 121, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4745, 0.8627

RGB percentages43.1%, 47.5%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(234, 61.1%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234, 50%, 86.3%)

CMYK50%, 45%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,240,156

CSS custom property--colour: #6E79DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#918623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F86E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#457DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#418EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.2 Royal blue · ΔE 15 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8 Slate blue · ΔE 16.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DCD16E

Analogous#6EB0DC, #9A6EDC

Triadic#DC6E79, #79DC6E

Split complementary#DC9A6E, #B0DC6E

Tetradic#DC6EB0, #DCD16E, #6EDC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9EBFA

Lighter +20%#C0C5F0

Lighter +10%#979FE6

Darker −10%#4553D2

Darker −20%#2C3AB8

Darker −30%#222D8F

Darker −40%#182066

More saturated +25%#5767F3

Less saturated −25%#848BC6

Channel breakdown

R110

G121

B220

Red110 (43.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue234°

Saturation (HSL)61.11%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 79 · B DC

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