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Recognised as Colour

#6353A9

  • #6353A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6353A9 is a blue with RGB values 99, 83, 169 and HSL 251°, 34%, 49%. 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

#6353A9#6353A9
HEX#6353A9
RGBrgb(99, 83, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.3255, 0.6627
RGB percentages38.8%, 32.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(251.2, 34.1%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 50.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK41.4%, 50.9%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,509,481
CSS custom property--colour: #6353A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.1 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#5D5D5D
Inverted#9CAC56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F62ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#305EA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4F6576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 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 10.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Midnight blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99A953
Analogous#536EA9, #8E53A9
Triadic#A96353, #53A963
Split complementary#A98E53, #6EA953
Tetradic#A9536E, #99A953, #53A98E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEDBED
Lighter +30%#BFB9DC
Lighter +20%#A096CC
Lighter +10%#8174BB
Darker −10%#4F4287
Darker −20%#3B3165
Darker −30%#272142
Darker −40%#131020
More saturated +25%#4F34C9
Less saturated −25%#77738A

Channel breakdown

R99
G83
B169
Red99 (38.8%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue251.16°
Saturation (HSL)34.13%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 53 · B A9

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