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Recognised as Colour

#655FBF

  • #655FBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#655FBF is a blue with RGB values 101, 95, 191 and HSL 244°, 43%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#655FBF#655FBF
HEX#655FBF
RGBrgb(101, 95, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.3725, 0.749
RGB percentages39.6%, 37.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(243.8, 42.9%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 50.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK47.1%, 50.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,643,647
CSS custom property--colour: #655FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#9AA040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#336EC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E68BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#467486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.5Medium purple · ΔE 13.3Royal blue · ΔE 15.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9BF5F
Analogous#5F89BF, #955FBF
Triadic#BF655F, #5FBF65
Split complementary#BF955F, #89BF5F
Tetradic#BF5F89, #B9BF5F, #5FBF95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F1F9
Lighter +30%#CECCEB
Lighter +20%#ABA8DC
Lighter +10%#8883CE
Darker −10%#4943A8
Darker −20%#3A3583
Darker −30%#2A265F
Darker −40%#1A173B
More saturated +25%#4D43DB
Less saturated −25%#7E7BA3

Channel breakdown

R101
G95
B191
Red101 (39.6%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue243.75°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 5F · B BF

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