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Recognised as Colour

#614EDE

  • #614EDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#614EDE is a blue with RGB values 97, 78, 222 and HSL 248°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#614EDE#614EDE
HEX#614EDE
RGBrgb(97, 78, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.3059, 0.8706
RGB percentages38%, 30.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(247.9, 68.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 64.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK56.3%, 64.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,377,182
CSS custom property--colour: #614EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#9EB121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#1F728Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBDE4E
Analogous#4E83DE, #A94EDE
Triadic#DE614E, #4EDE61
Split complementary#DEA94E, #83DE4E
Tetradic#DE4E83, #CBDE4E, #4EDEA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFE
Lighter +30%#D4CFF6
Lighter +20%#AEA4EE
Lighter +10%#8779E6
Darker −10%#3E27D2
Darker −20%#311FA7
Darker −30%#24177C
Darker −40%#180F51
More saturated +25%#4E34F8
Less saturated −25%#7468C4

Channel breakdown

R97
G78
B222
Red97 (38%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue247.92°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 4E · B DE

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