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Colour

#6F7DCA

  • #6F7DCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6F7DCA is a blue with RGB values 111, 125, 202 and HSL 231°, 46%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6F7DCA#6F7DCA
HEX#6F7DCA
RGBrgb(111, 125, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4902, 0.7922
RGB percentages43.5%, 49%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(230.8, 46.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 45%, 79.2%)
CMYK45%, 38.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,306,698
CSS custom property--colour: #6F7DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#908235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6186CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#597FC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#4F8D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABC6F
Analogous#6FABCA, #8E6FCA
Triadic#CA6F7D, #7DCA6F
Split complementary#CA8F6F, #ABCA6F
Tetradic#CA6FAB, #CABC6F, #6FCA8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE2F3
Lighter +20%#BAC0E5
Lighter +10%#949FD8
Darker −10%#4A5BBC
Darker −20%#39489A
Darker −30%#2B3675
Darker −40%#1D2550
More saturated +25%#566CE3
Less saturated −25%#888EB1

Channel breakdown

R111
G125
B202
Red111 (43.5%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue230.77°
Saturation (HSL)46.19%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 7D · B CA

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