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Recognised as Colour

#6550EC

  • #6550EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6550EC is a blue with RGB values 101, 80, 236 and HSL 248°, 80%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6550EC#6550EC
HEX#6550EC
RGBrgb(101, 80, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.3137, 0.9255
RGB percentages39.6%, 31.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(248.1, 80.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.1, 66.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK57.2%, 66.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,639,852
CSS custom property--colour: #6550EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#9AAF13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#157897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 19.9Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 23Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Dark violet · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7EC50
Analogous#5089EC, #B350EC
Triadic#EC6550, #50EC65
Split complementary#ECB350, #89EC50
Tetradic#EC5089, #D7EC50, #50ECB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEDAFB
Lighter +20%#B6ACF6
Lighter +10%#8D7EF1
Darker −10%#3D22E7
Darker −20%#2C15C1
Darker −30%#221093
Darker −40%#170B65
More saturated +25%#573DFF
Less saturated −25%#7768D4

Channel breakdown

R101
G80
B236
Red101 (39.6%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue248.08°
Saturation (HSL)80.41%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 50 · B EC

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