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Recognised as Colour

#6056A2

  • #6056A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6056A2 is a blue with RGB values 96, 86, 162 and HSL 248°, 31%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6056A2#6056A2
HEX#6056A2
RGBrgb(96, 86, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3373, 0.6353
RGB percentages37.6%, 33.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(247.9, 30.6%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 46.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK40.7%, 46.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,313,634
CSS custom property--colour: #6056A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#9FA95D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A62A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#395EA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4D6574no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.6Medium purple · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98A256
Analogous#5672A2, #8656A2
Triadic#A26056, #56A260
Split complementary#A28656, #72A256
Tetradic#A25672, #98A256, #56A286

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBD9EB
Lighter +30%#BCB8D9
Lighter +20%#9D96C8
Lighter +10%#7E75B6
Darker −10%#4C4481
Darker −20%#39335F
Darker −30%#25213E
Darker −40%#110F1D
More saturated +25%#4937C1
Less saturated −25%#777583

Channel breakdown

R96
G86
B162
Red96 (37.6%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue247.89°
Saturation (HSL)30.65%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 56 · B A2

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