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Recognised as Colour

#6462FA

  • #6462FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6462FA is a blue with RGB values 100, 98, 250 and HSL 241°, 94%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6462FA#6462FA
HEX#6462FA
RGBrgb(100, 98, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.3843, 0.9804
RGB percentages39.2%, 38.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(240.8, 93.8%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 60.8%, 98%)
CMYK60%, 60.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,578,938
CSS custom property--colour: #6462FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#9B9D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0088A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 20.8Blue violet · ΔE 26.9Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8FA62
Analogous#62ACFA, #B062FA
Triadic#FA6462, #62FA64
Split complementary#FAB062, #ACFA62
Tetradic#FA62AC, #F8FA62, #62FAB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F6FF
Lighter +20%#C6C5FD
Lighter +10%#9593FC
Darker −10%#3331F8
Darker −20%#0B08EE
Darker −30%#0806BD
Darker −40%#06048C
More saturated +25%#5F5DFF
Less saturated −25%#7876E6

Channel breakdown

R100
G98
B250
Red100 (39.2%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue240.79°
Saturation (HSL)93.83%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 62 · B FA

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