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Recognised as Colour

#6F72BD

  • #6F72BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6F72BD is a blue with RGB values 111, 114, 189 and HSL 238°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6F72BD#6F72BD
HEX#6F72BD
RGBrgb(111, 114, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4471, 0.7412
RGB percentages43.5%, 44.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(237.7, 37.1%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.7, 41.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK41.3%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,303,869
CSS custom property--colour: #6F72BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#908D42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#587CC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5376BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#57818Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDBA6F
Analogous#6F99BD, #936FBD
Triadic#BD6F72, #72BD6F
Split complementary#BD936F, #99BD6F
Tetradic#BD6F99, #BDBA6F, #6FBD93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFD
Lighter +30%#D8D9ED
Lighter +20%#B5B6DD
Lighter +10%#9294CD
Darker −10%#4E52AB
Darker −20%#3E4188
Darker −30%#2E3065
Darker −40%#1E2042
More saturated +25%#555AD7
Less saturated −25%#898AA3

Channel breakdown

R111
G114
B189
Red111 (43.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue237.69°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 72 · B BD

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