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Colour

#6F7DCD

  • #6F7DCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6F7DCD is a blue with RGB values 111, 125, 205 and HSL 231°, 48%, 62%. 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

#6F7DCD#6F7DCD
HEX#6F7DCD
RGBrgb(111, 125, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4902, 0.8039
RGB percentages43.5%, 49%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(231.1, 48.5%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 45.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK45.9%, 39%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,306,701
CSS custom property--colour: #6F7DCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#908232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F86D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#577FCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4D8E9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 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 text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 23Royal blue · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDBF6F
Analogous#6FACCD, #906FCD
Triadic#CD6F7D, #7DCD6F
Split complementary#CD906F, #ACCD6F
Tetradic#CD6FAC, #CDBF6F, #6FCD90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E4F4
Lighter +20%#BBC1E7
Lighter +10%#959FDA
Darker −10%#495BC0
Darker −20%#37479F
Darker −30%#2A3679
Darker −40%#1D2553
More saturated +25%#576CE5
Less saturated −25%#878EB5

Channel breakdown

R111
G125
B205
Red111 (43.5%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue231.06°
Saturation (HSL)48.45%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 7D · B CD

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