Colour

#6151AD

#6151AD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6151AD is a blue with RGB values 97, 81, 173 and HSL 250°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6151AD

RGBrgb(97, 81, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.3176, 0.6784

RGB percentages38%, 31.8%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(250.4, 36.2%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 53.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK43.9%, 53.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,377,901

CSS custom property--colour: #6151AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11443WCAG 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 6.39:1

Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#9EAE52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2661B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#265DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4A6577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.5 Slate blue · ΔE 13.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.9 Medium purple · ΔE 16.4 Royal blue · ΔE 19.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DAD51

Analogous#516FAD, #8F51AD

Triadic#AD6151, #51AD61

Split complementary#AD8F51, #6FAD51

Tetradic#AD516F, #9DAD51, #51AD8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFDCEE

Lighter +30%#BFB9DE

Lighter +20%#A096CE

Lighter +10%#8073BE

Darker −10%#4E418A

Darker −20%#3A3068

Darker −30%#272045

Darker −40%#131022

More saturated +25%#4C31CD

Less saturated −25%#76718D

Channel breakdown

R97

G81

B173

Red97 (38%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue250.43°

Saturation (HSL)36.22%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 61 · G 51 · B AD

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Colour values

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