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Recognised as Colour

#6455ED

  • #6455ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6455ED is a blue with RGB values 100, 85, 237 and HSL 246°, 81%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6455ED#6455ED
HEX#6455ED
RGBrgb(100, 85, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.3333, 0.9294
RGB percentages39.2%, 33.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(245.9, 80.9%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 64.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK57.8%, 64.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,575,597
CSS custom property--colour: #6455ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#9BAA12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#057B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEED55
Analogous#5592ED, #B055ED
Triadic#ED6455, #55ED64
Split complementary#EDB055, #92ED55
Tetradic#ED5592, #DEED55, #55EDB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2DFFC
Lighter +20%#B8B1F7
Lighter +10%#8E83F2
Darker −10%#3A27E8
Darker −20%#2715C7
Darker −30%#1E1099
Darker −40%#150B6B
More saturated +25%#5643FF
Less saturated −25%#776CD6

Channel breakdown

R100
G85
B237
Red100 (39.2%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue245.92°
Saturation (HSL)80.85%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 55 · B ED

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