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Recognised as Colour

#6045D6

  • #6045D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6045D6 is a blue with RGB values 96, 69, 214 and HSL 251°, 64%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6045D6#6045D6
HEX#6045D6
RGBrgb(96, 69, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.2706, 0.8392
RGB percentages37.6%, 27.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(251.2, 63.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 67.8%, 83.9%)
CMYK55.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,309,334
CSS custom property--colour: #6045D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#9FBA29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#296A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBD645
Analogous#4572D6, #A945D6
Triadic#D66045, #45D660
Split complementary#D6A845, #73D645
Tetradic#D64572, #BBD645, #45D6A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFECFB
Lighter +30%#CBC2F2
Lighter +20%#A799E8
Lighter +10%#846FDF
Darker −10%#452ABE
Darker −20%#362194
Darker −30%#27176B
Darker −40%#180E41
More saturated +25%#4E29F2
Less saturated −25%#7261BA

Channel breakdown

R96
G69
B214
Red96 (37.6%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue251.17°
Saturation (HSL)63.88%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 45 · B D6

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