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Recognised as Colour

#67599E

  • #67599E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#67599E is a blue with RGB values 103, 89, 158 and HSL 252°, 28%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#67599E#67599E
HEX#67599E
RGBrgb(103, 89, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.349, 0.6196
RGB percentages40.4%, 34.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(252.2, 27.9%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 43.7%, 62%)
CMYK34.8%, 43.7%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,773,150
CSS custom property--colour: #67599E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#98A661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4364A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#44629Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5A6674no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 26.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.4Steel blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#909E59
Analogous#596E9E, #8A599E
Triadic#9E6759, #599E67
Split complementary#9E8A59, #6E9E59
Tetradic#9E596E, #909E59, #599E8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD9EA
Lighter +30%#BFB9D7
Lighter +20%#A198C5
Lighter +10%#8377B3
Darker −10%#52477D
Darker −20%#3C345D
Darker −30%#27223C
Darker −40%#120F1C
More saturated +25%#553ABD
Less saturated −25%#79787F

Channel breakdown

R103
G89
B158
Red103 (40.4%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue252.17°
Saturation (HSL)27.94%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 59 · B 9E

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