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Recognised as Colour

#6F75F2

  • #6F75F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6F75F2 is a blue with RGB values 111, 117, 242 and HSL 237°, 83%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6F75F2#6F75F2
HEX#6F75F2
RGBrgb(111, 117, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4588, 0.949
RGB percentages43.5%, 45.9%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(237.3, 83.4%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.3, 54.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK54.1%, 51.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,304,690
CSS custom property--colour: #6F75F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#908A0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3088F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#187DEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2E91A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.3Slate blue · ΔE 11.7Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2EC6F
Analogous#6FB7F2, #AA6FF2
Triadic#F26F75, #75F26F
Split complementary#F2AA6F, #B7F26F
Tetradic#F26FB7, #F2EC6F, #6FF2AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFF
Lighter +20%#CDCFFA
Lighter +10%#9EA2F6
Darker −10%#4048EE
Darker −20%#151EE6
Darker −30%#1118B7
Darker −40%#0C1289
More saturated +25%#6269FF
Less saturated −25%#8387DE

Channel breakdown

R111
G117
B242
Red111 (43.5%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue237.25°
Saturation (HSL)83.44%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 75 · B F2

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