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Recognised as Colour

#6245B1

  • #6245B1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6245B1 is a violet with RGB values 98, 69, 177 and HSL 256°, 44%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6245B1#6245B1
HEX#6245B1
RGBrgb(98, 69, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.2706, 0.6941
RGB percentages38.4%, 27.1%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(256.1, 43.9%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 61%, 69.4%)
CMYK44.6%, 61%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,440,369
CSS custom property--colour: #6245B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#9DBA4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4B5E74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.2Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7Royal blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94B145
Analogous#455EB1, #9845B1
Triadic#B16245, #45B162
Split complementary#B19845, #5EB145
Tetradic#B1455E, #94B145, #45B198

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBD4EE
Lighter +30%#BCAFE0
Lighter +20%#9E8AD2
Lighter +10%#7F66C3
Darker −10%#4E378C
Darker −20%#392868
Darker −30%#251A43
Darker −40%#110C1E
More saturated +25%#5426D0
Less saturated −25%#706492

Channel breakdown

R98
G69
B177
Red98 (38.4%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue256.11°
Saturation (HSL)43.9%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 45 · B B1

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