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Recognised as Colour

#6569FF

  • #6569FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6569FF is a blue with RGB values 101, 105, 255 and HSL 238°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6569FF#6569FF
HEX#6569FF
RGBrgb(101, 105, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4118, 1
RGB percentages39.6%, 41.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(238.4, 100%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 60.4%, 100%)
CMYK60.4%, 58.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,646,271
CSS custom property--colour: #6569FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#9A9600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008EAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.9Royal blue · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Dark orchid · ΔE 29.2Blue violet · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFB65
Analogous#65B6FF, #AE65FF
Triadic#FF6569, #69FF65
Split complementary#FFAE65, #B6FF65
Tetradic#FF65B6, #FFFB65, #65FFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#CBCCFF
Lighter +10%#989BFF
Darker −10%#3237FF
Darker −20%#0007FE
Darker −30%#0005CB
Darker −40%#000498
More saturated +25%#6569FF
Less saturated −25%#787BEC

Channel breakdown

R101
G105
B255
Red101 (39.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue238.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 69 · B FF

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