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Recognised as Colour

#655B92

  • #655B92
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#655B92 is a blue with RGB values 101, 91, 146 and HSL 251°, 23%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#655B92#655B92
HEX#655B92
RGBrgb(101, 91, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.3569, 0.5725
RGB percentages39.6%, 35.7%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(250.9, 23.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 37.7%, 57.3%)
CMYK30.8%, 37.7%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,642,578
CSS custom property--colour: #655B92;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#9AA46D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B6394no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C6191no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5B656Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 28.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8Medium purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88925B
Analogous#5B6D92, #815B92
Triadic#92655B, #5B9265
Split complementary#92805B, #6D925B
Tetradic#925B6D, #88925B, #5B9280

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D4E5
Lighter +30%#BAB5D1
Lighter +20%#9D96BD
Lighter +10%#8076AA
Darker −10%#4F4773
Darker −20%#3A3453
Darker −30%#242034
Darker −40%#0E0D14
More saturated +25%#523DB0
Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R101
G91
B146
Red101 (39.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue250.91°
Saturation (HSL)23.21%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 5B · B 92

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