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Recognised as Colour

#6157DF

  • #6157DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6157DF is a blue with RGB values 97, 87, 223 and HSL 244°, 68%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6157DF#6157DF
HEX#6157DF
RGBrgb(97, 87, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.3412, 0.8745
RGB percentages38%, 34.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(244.4, 68%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 61%, 87.5%)
CMYK56.5%, 61%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,379,487
CSS custom property--colour: #6157DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#9EA820

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#1B7893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.6Slate blue · ΔE 11.9Royal blue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.5Dark orchid · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5DF57
Analogous#5791DF, #A557DF
Triadic#DF6157, #57DF61
Split complementary#DFA557, #91DF57
Tetradic#DF5791, #D5DF57, #57DFA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAD8F7
Lighter +20%#B2ADEF
Lighter +10%#8982E7
Darker −10%#392CD7
Darker −20%#2C21AF
Darker −30%#211984
Darker −40%#161159
More saturated +25%#4C3EF8
Less saturated −25%#7670C6

Channel breakdown

R97
G87
B223
Red97 (38%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue244.41°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 57 · B DF

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