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Recognised as Colour

#605BFE

  • #605BFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#605BFE is a blue with RGB values 96, 91, 254 and HSL 242°, 99%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#605BFE#605BFE
HEX#605BFE
RGBrgb(96, 91, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3569, 0.9961
RGB percentages37.6%, 35.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(241.8, 98.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.8, 64.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK62.2%, 64.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,315,006
CSS custom property--colour: #605BFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#9FA401

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0085A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.2Dark orchid · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.2Dark violet · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9FE5B
Analogous#5BA7FE, #B25BFE
Triadic#FE605B, #5BFE60
Split complementary#FEB25B, #A7FE5B
Tetradic#FE5BA7, #F9FE5B, #5BFEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F3FF
Lighter +20%#C2C0FF
Lighter +10%#918EFE
Darker −10%#2F28FE
Darker −20%#0901F2
Darker −30%#0701BF
Darker −40%#05018C
More saturated +25%#5F5AFF
Less saturated −25%#7370E9

Channel breakdown

R96
G91
B254
Red96 (37.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue241.84°
Saturation (HSL)98.79%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 5B · B FE

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