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Recognised as Colour

#6359EB

  • #6359EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6359EB is a blue with RGB values 99, 89, 235 and HSL 244°, 78%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6359EB#6359EB
HEX#6359EB
RGBrgb(99, 89, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.349, 0.9216
RGB percentages38.8%, 34.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(244.1, 78.5%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.1, 62.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK57.9%, 62.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,511,083
CSS custom property--colour: #6359EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#9CA614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#027D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.7Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Dark orchid · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Blue violet · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1EB59
Analogous#5998EB, #AC59EB
Triadic#EB6359, #59EB63
Split complementary#EBAC59, #98EB59
Tetradic#EB5998, #E1EB59, #59EBAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E2FB
Lighter +20%#B9B4F6
Lighter +10%#8E87F0
Darker −10%#382BE6
Darker −20%#2418C6
Darker −30%#1C1299
Darker −40%#130D6B
More saturated +25%#5245FF
Less saturated −25%#7770D4

Channel breakdown

R99
G89
B235
Red99 (38.8%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue244.11°
Saturation (HSL)78.49%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 59 · B EB

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