Colour

#635E7D

#635E7D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#635E7D is a blue with RGB values 99, 94, 125 and HSL 250°, 14%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#635E7D

RGBrgb(99, 94, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.3686, 0.4902

RGB percentages38.8%, 36.9%, 49%

HSLhsl(249.7, 14.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 24.8%, 49%)

CMYK20.8%, 24.8%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,512,253

CSS custom property--colour: #635E7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#9CA182

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57627Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#57617Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5E6369no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.1 Dim grey · ΔE 19.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Gray · ΔE 22.5 Steel blue · ΔE 23.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#787D5E

Analogous#5E697D, #725E7D

Triadic#7D635E, #5E7D63

Split complementary#7D725E, #697D5E

Tetradic#7D5E69, #787D5E, #5E7D72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFCDDA

Lighter +30%#B3B0C4

Lighter +20%#9793AE

Lighter +10%#7B7698

Darker −10%#4C4860

Darker −20%#353243

Darker −30%#1E1C26

Darker −40%#070609

More saturated +25%#504398

Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R99

G94

B125

Red99 (38.8%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue249.68°

Saturation (HSL)14.16%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 63 · G 5E · B 7D

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Colour values

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