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Recognised as Colour

#6F77BF

  • #6F77BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6F77BF is a blue with RGB values 111, 119, 191 and HSL 234°, 38%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6F77BF#6F77BF
HEX#6F77BF
RGBrgb(111, 119, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4667, 0.749
RGB percentages43.5%, 46.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(234, 38.5%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234, 41.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK41.9%, 37.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,305,151
CSS custom property--colour: #6F77BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#908840

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E80C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#587ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#568592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFB76F
Analogous#6F9FBF, #8F6FBF
Triadic#BF6F77, #77BF6F
Split complementary#BF8F6F, #9FBF6F
Tetradic#BF6F9F, #BFB76F, #6FBF8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFE
Lighter +30%#D9DBEE
Lighter +20%#B6BADE
Lighter +10%#9298CF
Darker −10%#4D57AE
Darker −20%#3E458A
Darker −30%#2E3467
Darker −40%#1E2244
More saturated +25%#5562D9
Less saturated −25%#898CA5

Channel breakdown

R111
G119
B191
Red111 (43.5%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue234°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 77 · B BF

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