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Recognised as Colour

#635CC1

  • #635CC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#635CC1 is a blue with RGB values 99, 92, 193 and HSL 244°, 45%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#635CC1#635CC1
HEX#635CC1
RGBrgb(99, 92, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.3608, 0.7569
RGB percentages38.8%, 36.1%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(244.2, 44.9%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.2, 52.3%, 75.7%)
CMYK48.7%, 52.3%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,511,809
CSS custom property--colour: #635CC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#9CA33E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#296CC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2266BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#417286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.4Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Royal blue · ΔE 13.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAC15C
Analogous#5C87C1, #965CC1
Triadic#C1635C, #5CC163
Split complementary#C1965C, #87C15C
Tetradic#C15C87, #BAC15C, #5CC196

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F0F9
Lighter +30%#CDCBEB
Lighter +20%#AAA6DD
Lighter +10%#8681CF
Darker −10%#4840AA
Darker −20%#383285
Darker −30%#282460
Darker −40%#19163B
More saturated +25%#4B40DD
Less saturated −25%#7B78A5

Channel breakdown

R99
G92
B193
Red99 (38.8%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue244.16°
Saturation (HSL)44.89%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 5C · B C1

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