Recognised as Colour

#6F72CF

#6F72CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#6F72CF is a blue with RGB values 111, 114, 207 and HSL 238°, 50%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6F72CF

RGBrgb(111, 114, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4471, 0.8118

RGB percentages43.5%, 44.7%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(238.1, 50%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 46.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK46.4%, 44.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,303,887

CSS custom property--colour: #6F72CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#908D30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D7FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4678CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#4D8596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14 Slate blue · ΔE 17 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3 Royal blue · ΔE 17.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFCC6F

Analogous#6FA2CF, #9C6FCF

Triadic#CF6F72, #72CF6F

Split complementary#CF9C6F, #A2CF6F

Tetradic#CF6FA2, #CFCC6F, #6FCF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2E2F5

Lighter +20%#BBBDE9

Lighter +10%#9597DC

Darker −10%#494DC2

Darker −20%#3639A2

Darker −30%#292C7C

Darker −40%#1C1E56

More saturated +25%#575CE7

Less saturated −25%#8789B7

Channel breakdown

R111

G114

B207

Red111 (43.5%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue238.13°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 72 · B CF

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Colour harmonies

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