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Recognised as Colour

#6541EA

  • #6541EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6541EA is a blue with RGB values 101, 65, 234 and HSL 253°, 80%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6541EA#6541EA
HEX#6541EA
RGBrgb(101, 65, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.2549, 0.9176
RGB percentages39.6%, 25.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(252.8, 80.1%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 72.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK56.8%, 72.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,636,010
CSS custom property--colour: #6541EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#9ABE15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1D6F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.3Dark violet · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2Medium blue · ΔE 22.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2Dark blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6EA41
Analogous#4172EA, #B941EA
Triadic#EA6541, #41EA65
Split complementary#EAB941, #72EA41
Tetradic#EA4172, #C6EA41, #41EAB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF9FE
Lighter +30%#D5CBF9
Lighter +20%#AF9DF4
Lighter +10%#8A6FEF
Darker −10%#4319DF
Darker −20%#3514B1
Darker −30%#270F83
Darker −40%#1A0956
More saturated +25%#592CFF
Less saturated −25%#745BD0

Channel breakdown

R101
G65
B234
Red101 (39.6%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue252.78°
Saturation (HSL)80.09%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 41 · B EA

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