Colour

#635B7E

#635B7E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#635B7E is a blue with RGB values 99, 91, 126 and HSL 254°, 16%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#635B7E

RGBrgb(99, 91, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.3569, 0.4941

RGB percentages38.8%, 35.7%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(253.7, 16.1%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.7, 27.8%, 49.4%)

CMYK21.4%, 27.8%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,511,486

CSS custom property--colour: #635B7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#9CA481

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#53607Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#545F7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5E6167no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Dim grey · ΔE 21.9 Steel blue · ΔE 23.7 Gray · ΔE 25.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#767E5B

Analogous#5B647E, #755B7E

Triadic#7E635B, #5B7E63

Split complementary#7E755B, #657E5B

Tetradic#7E5B64, #767E5B, #5B7E75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CFCBDA

Lighter +30%#B3AEC4

Lighter +20%#9790AF

Lighter +10%#7B729A

Darker −10%#4C4660

Darker −20%#343043

Darker −30%#1D1B25

Darker −40%#060508

More saturated +25%#544099

Less saturated −25%#6D6D6D

Channel breakdown

R99

G91

B126

Red99 (38.8%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue253.71°

Saturation (HSL)16.13%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 63 · G 5B · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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