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Recognised as Colour

#6240CD

  • #6240CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6240CD is a blue with RGB values 98, 64, 205 and HSL 254°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6240CD#6240CD
HEX#6240CD
RGBrgb(98, 64, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.251, 0.8039
RGB percentages38.4%, 25.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(254.5, 58.5%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 68.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK52.2%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,439,117
CSS custom property--colour: #6240CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#9DBF32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#396482no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8Slate blue · ΔE 18Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7Indigo · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABCD40
Analogous#4064CD, #A940CD
Triadic#CD6240, #40CD62
Split complementary#CDA940, #64CD40
Tetradic#CD4064, #ABCD40, #40CDA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E2F7
Lighter +30%#C6B9ED
Lighter +20%#A491E2
Lighter +10%#8368D8
Darker −10%#4C2DAD
Darker −20%#3A2384
Darker −30%#28185C
Darker −40%#170D34
More saturated +25%#5222EB
Less saturated −25%#725EAF

Channel breakdown

R98
G64
B205
Red98 (38.4%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue254.47°
Saturation (HSL)58.51%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 40 · B CD

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