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Recognised as Colour

#6253AA

  • #6253AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6253AA is a blue with RGB values 98, 83, 170 and HSL 250°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6253AA#6253AA
HEX#6253AA
RGBrgb(98, 83, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.3255, 0.6667
RGB percentages38.4%, 32.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(250.3, 34.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 51.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK42.4%, 51.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,443,946
CSS custom property--colour: #6253AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#9DAC55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E62ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E5EA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4D6576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Midnight blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BAA53
Analogous#536FAA, #8E53AA
Triadic#AA6253, #53AA62
Split complementary#AA8E53, #6FAA53
Tetradic#AA536F, #9BAA53, #53AA8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFDBEE
Lighter +30%#BFB9DD
Lighter +20%#A097CC
Lighter +10%#8175BB
Darker −10%#4E4288
Darker −20%#3A3265
Darker −30%#272143
Darker −40%#131021
More saturated +25%#4D33CA
Less saturated −25%#77738A

Channel breakdown

R98
G83
B170
Red98 (38.4%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue250.34°
Saturation (HSL)34.39%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 53 · B AA

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