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Recognised as Colour

#6F7CFB

  • #6F7CFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6F7CFB is a blue with RGB values 111, 124, 251 and HSL 234°, 95%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6F7CFB#6F7CFB
HEX#6F7CFB
RGBrgb(111, 124, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4863, 0.9843
RGB percentages43.5%, 48.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(234.4, 94.6%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 55.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK55.8%, 50.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,306,491
CSS custom property--colour: #6F7CFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#908304

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#378EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C83F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1C99B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.2Slate blue · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBEE6F
Analogous#6FC2FB, #A86FFB
Triadic#FB6F7C, #7CFB6F
Split complementary#FBA86F, #C2FB6F
Tetradic#FB6FC2, #FBEE6F, #6FFBA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2D6FE
Lighter +10%#A1A9FC
Darker −10%#3D4FFA
Darker −20%#0C22F8
Darker −30%#0618CB
Darker −40%#04129A
More saturated +25%#6B79FF
Less saturated −25%#828BE8

Channel breakdown

R111
G124
B251
Red111 (43.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue234.43°
Saturation (HSL)94.59%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 7C · B FB

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