Recognised as Colour

#6046DA

#6046DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6046DA is a blue with RGB values 96, 70, 218 and HSL 251°, 67%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6046DA#6046DA

HEX#6046DA

RGBrgb(96, 70, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.2745, 0.8549

RGB percentages37.6%, 27.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(250.5, 66.7%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 67.9%, 85.5%)

CMYK56%, 67.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,309,594

CSS custom property--colour: #6046DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#9FB925

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#005CD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#236C8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8 Slate blue · ΔE 20.2 Blue violet · ΔE 20.4 Royal blue · ΔE 25.2 Dark blue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C0DA46

Analogous#4676DA, #AA46DA

Triadic#DA6046, #46DA60

Split complementary#DAAA46, #76DA46

Tetradic#DA4676, #C0DA46, #46DAAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2F0FC

Lighter +30%#CEC6F4

Lighter +20%#A99BEB

Lighter +10%#8571E3

Darker −10%#4328C5

Darker −20%#351F9B

Darker −30%#261771

Darker −40%#180E46

More saturated +25%#4E2AF6

Less saturated −25%#7262BE

Channel breakdown

R96

G70

B218

Red96 (37.6%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue250.54°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 46 · B DA

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