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Recognised as Colour

#6853AA

  • #6853AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6853AA is a blue with RGB values 104, 83, 170 and HSL 254°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6853AA#6853AA
HEX#6853AA
RGBrgb(104, 83, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3255, 0.6667
RGB percentages40.8%, 32.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(254.5, 34.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 51.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK38.8%, 51.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,837,162
CSS custom property--colour: #6853AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#97AC55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3063ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#3360A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#576576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Royal blue · ΔE 22.6Midnight blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95AA53
Analogous#536AAA, #9353AA
Triadic#AA6853, #53AA68
Split complementary#AA9353, #6AAA53
Tetradic#AA536A, #95AA53, #53AA93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0DBEE
Lighter +30%#C2B9DD
Lighter +20%#A497CC
Lighter +10%#8675BB
Darker −10%#534288
Darker −20%#3E3265
Darker −30%#292143
Darker −40%#141021
More saturated +25%#5833CA
Less saturated −25%#78738A

Channel breakdown

R104
G83
B170
Red104 (40.8%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue254.48°
Saturation (HSL)34.39%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 53 · B AA

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