Colour

#655CA6

#655CA6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#655CA6 is a blue with RGB values 101, 92, 166 and HSL 247°, 29%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#655CA6#655CA6

HEX#655CA6

RGBrgb(101, 92, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.3608, 0.651

RGB percentages39.6%, 36.1%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(247.3, 29.4%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 44.6%, 65.1%)

CMYK39.2%, 44.6%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,642,854

CSS custom property--colour: #655CA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#9AA359

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4267A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4164A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#536B79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.2 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1 Slate blue · ΔE 23.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1 Royal blue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9DA65C

Analogous#5C78A6, #8A5CA6

Triadic#A6655C, #5CA665

Split complementary#A68A5C, #78A65C

Tetradic#A65C78, #9DA65C, #5CA68A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E2E0EE

Lighter +30%#C3BFDC

Lighter +20%#A39ECA

Lighter +10%#847DB8

Darker −10%#514986

Darker −20%#3D3765

Darker −30%#292544

Darker −40%#151323

More saturated +25%#4D3CC6

Less saturated −25%#7D7B87

Channel breakdown

R101

G92

B166

Red101 (39.6%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue247.3°

Saturation (HSL)29.37%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 5C · B A6

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