Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#6259B4

  • #6259B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6259B4 is a blue with RGB values 98, 89, 180 and HSL 246°, 38%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6259B4#6259B4
HEX#6259B4
RGBrgb(98, 89, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.349, 0.7059
RGB percentages38.4%, 34.9%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(245.9, 37.8%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 50.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK45.6%, 50.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,445,492
CSS custom property--colour: #6259B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#9DA64B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3168B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E62B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#486C7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.2Slate blue · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 15.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.4Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABB459
Analogous#597DB4, #9059B4
Triadic#B46259, #59B462
Split complementary#B49059, #7EB459
Tetradic#B4597D, #ABB459, #59B490

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E6F3
Lighter +30%#C6C2E4
Lighter +20%#A49FD4
Lighter +10%#837CC4
Darker −10%#4C4496
Darker −20%#3A3473
Darker −30%#282450
Darker −40%#17142D
More saturated +25%#4A3BD2
Less saturated −25%#7A7796

Channel breakdown

R98
G89
B180
Red98 (38.4%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue245.93°
Saturation (HSL)37.76%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 59 · B B4

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “6259b4” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.