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Recognised as Colour

#6231FB

  • #6231FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6231FB is a blue with RGB values 98, 49, 251 and HSL 255°, 96%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6231FB#6231FB
HEX#6231FB
RGBrgb(98, 49, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.1922, 0.9843
RGB percentages38.4%, 19.2%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(254.6, 96.2%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 80.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK61%, 80.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,435,323
CSS custom property--colour: #6231FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#9DCE04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16Blue violet · ΔE 16.6Blue · ΔE 21.2Dark violet · ΔE 22.2Dark orchid · ΔE 31.5Dark blue · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAFB31
Analogous#3165FB, #C731FB
Triadic#FB6231, #31FB62
Split complementary#FBC731, #65FB31
Tetradic#FB3165, #CAFB31, #31FBC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9FF
Lighter +30%#D4C7FE
Lighter +20%#AE95FD
Lighter +10%#8863FC
Darker −10%#3F05F4
Darker −20%#3204C2
Darker −30%#250390
Darker −40%#18025E
More saturated +25%#602DFF
Less saturated −25%#704BE1

Channel breakdown

R98
G49
B251
Red98 (38.4%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue254.55°
Saturation (HSL)96.19%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 31 · B FB

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