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Recognised as Colour

#6F5EF8

  • #6F5EF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6F5EF8 is a blue with RGB values 111, 94, 248 and HSL 247°, 92%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6F5EF8#6F5EF8
HEX#6F5EF8
RGBrgb(111, 94, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3686, 0.9725
RGB percentages43.5%, 36.9%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(246.6, 91.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.6, 62.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK55.2%, 62.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,298,808
CSS custom property--colour: #6F5EF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#90A107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2A84A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Blue violet · ΔE 23.5Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7F85E
Analogous#5E9AF8, #BC5EF8
Triadic#F86F5E, #5EF86F
Split complementary#F8BC5E, #9AF85E
Tetradic#F85E9A, #E7F85E, #5EF8BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F1FE
Lighter +20%#C6C0FC
Lighter +10%#9B8FFA
Darker −10%#432DF6
Darker −20%#220AE6
Darker −30%#1B08B5
Darker −40%#140684
More saturated +25%#6A57FF
Less saturated −25%#7F73E3

Channel breakdown

R111
G94
B248
Red111 (43.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue246.62°
Saturation (HSL)91.67%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 5E · B F8

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