Colour

#605DAC

#605DAC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#605DAC is a blue with RGB values 96, 93, 172 and HSL 242°, 32%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#605DAC#605DAC

HEX#605DAC

RGBrgb(96, 93, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3647, 0.6745

RGB percentages37.6%, 36.5%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(242.3, 32.2%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.3, 45.9%, 67.5%)

CMYK44.2%, 45.9%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,315,436

CSS custom property--colour: #605DAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#9FA253

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E69AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B63AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#486D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13 Medium purple · ΔE 20.6 Slate blue · ΔE 21.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9 Royal blue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9AC5D

Analogous#5D82AC, #875DAC

Triadic#AC605D, #5DAC60

Split complementary#AC885D, #82AC5D

Tetradic#AC5D82, #A9AC5D, #5DAC87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E4F1

Lighter +30%#C3C2E0

Lighter +20%#A2A0CF

Lighter +10%#817FBD

Darker −10%#4B488E

Darker −20%#39376C

Darker −30%#27264A

Darker −40%#151528

More saturated +25%#443ECB

Less saturated −25%#7C7C8D

Channel breakdown

R96

G93

B172

Red96 (37.6%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue242.28°

Saturation (HSL)32.24%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 5D · B AC

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Colour values

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