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Colour

#6F66BB

  • #6F66BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#6F66BB is a blue with RGB values 111, 102, 187 and HSL 246°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#6F66BB#6F66BB
HEX#6F66BB
RGBrgb(111, 102, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4, 0.7333
RGB percentages43.5%, 40%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(246.4, 38.5%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 45.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK40.6%, 45.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,300,795
CSS custom property--colour: #6F66BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#909944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4773BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#456EB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#597787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2BB66
Analogous#6688BB, #9966BB
Triadic#BB6F66, #66BB6F
Split complementary#BB9966, #88BB66
Tetradic#BB6688, #B2BB66, #66BB99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F3FA
Lighter +30%#D3D0EA
Lighter +20%#B1ADDA
Lighter +10%#9089CB
Darker −10%#5349A5
Darker −20%#413A81
Darker −30%#2F2A5E
Darker −40%#1E1A3B
More saturated +25%#594AD7
Less saturated −25%#85829F

Channel breakdown

R111
G102
B187
Red111 (43.5%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue246.35°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 66 · B BB

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