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Recognised as Colour

#635FAD

  • #635FAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#635FAD is a blue with RGB values 99, 95, 173 and HSL 243°, 32%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#635FAD#635FAD
HEX#635FAD
RGBrgb(99, 95, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.3725, 0.6784
RGB percentages38.8%, 37.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(243.1, 32.2%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.1, 45.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK42.8%, 45.1%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,512,557
CSS custom property--colour: #635FAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#9CA052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#426BB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F66ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4C6F7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9AD5F
Analogous#5F82AD, #8A5FAD
Triadic#AD635F, #5FAD63
Split complementary#AD8A5F, #82AD5F
Tetradic#AD5F82, #A9AD5F, #5FAD8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E6F2
Lighter +30%#C6C4E1
Lighter +20%#A5A2D0
Lighter +10%#8481BE
Darker −10%#4D4A8F
Darker −20%#3B386E
Darker −30%#29274C
Darker −40%#17162A
More saturated +25%#4841CB
Less saturated −25%#7E7D8F

Channel breakdown

R99
G95
B173
Red99 (38.8%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue243.08°
Saturation (HSL)32.23%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 5F · B AD

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