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Recognised as Colour

#6F6CBC

  • #6F6CBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#6F6CBC is a blue with RGB values 111, 108, 188 and HSL 242°, 37%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#6F6CBC#6F6CBC
HEX#6F6CBC
RGBrgb(111, 108, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4235, 0.7373
RGB percentages43.5%, 42.4%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(242.2, 37.4%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 42.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK41%, 42.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,302,332
CSS custom property--colour: #6F6CBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#909343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F77BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C72BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#587C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 22Royal blue · ΔE 24Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9BC6C
Analogous#6C91BC, #976CBC
Triadic#BC6F6C, #6CBC6F
Split complementary#BC976C, #91BC6C
Tetradic#BC6C91, #B9BC6C, #6CBC97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F8FC
Lighter +30%#D6D5EC
Lighter +20%#B4B2DC
Lighter +10%#918FCC
Darker −10%#504DA8
Darker −20%#3F3D85
Darker −30%#2F2D62
Darker −40%#1E1D3F
More saturated +25%#5651D7
Less saturated −25%#8887A1

Channel breakdown

R111
G108
B188
Red111 (43.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue242.25°
Saturation (HSL)37.38%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 6C · B BC

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