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Recognised as Colour

#6A4FE6

  • #6A4FE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6A4FE6 is a blue with RGB values 106, 79, 230 and HSL 251°, 75%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6A4FE6#6A4FE6
HEX#6A4FE6
RGBrgb(106, 79, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3098, 0.902
RGB percentages41.6%, 31%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(250.7, 75.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 65.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK53.9%, 65.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,967,270
CSS custom property--colour: #6A4FE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#95B019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#337594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.7Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.9Dark violet · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBE64F
Analogous#4F7FE6, #B64FE6
Triadic#E66A4F, #4FE66A
Split complementary#E6B64F, #7FE64F
Tetradic#E64F7F, #CBE64F, #4FE6B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBD5F9
Lighter +20%#B6A8F3
Lighter +10%#907CEC
Darker −10%#4422E0
Darker −20%#361AB5
Darker −30%#281389
Darker −40%#1B0D5C
More saturated +25%#5A36FF
Less saturated −25%#7A68CD

Channel breakdown

R106
G79
B230
Red106 (41.6%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue250.73°
Saturation (HSL)75.12%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 4F · B E6

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