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Recognised as Colour

#6A52B6

  • #6A52B6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6A52B6 is a blue with RGB values 106, 82, 182 and HSL 254°, 41%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6A52B6#6A52B6
HEX#6A52B6
RGBrgb(106, 82, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3216, 0.7137
RGB percentages41.6%, 32.2%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(254.4, 40.7%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 54.9%, 71.4%)
CMYK41.8%, 54.9%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,967,990
CSS custom property--colour: #6A52B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#95AD49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2165B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#2561B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#55677Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 13.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.8Royal blue · ΔE 18.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EB652
Analogous#526CB6, #9C52B6
Triadic#B66A52, #52B66A
Split complementary#B69C52, #6CB652
Tetradic#B6526C, #9EB652, #52B69C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E1F3
Lighter +30%#C7BEE3
Lighter +20%#A89AD4
Lighter +10%#8976C5
Darker −10%#543F96
Darker −20%#403072
Darker −30%#2C214E
Darker −40%#18122A
More saturated +25%#5A33D5
Less saturated −25%#7A7197

Channel breakdown

R106
G82
B182
Red106 (41.6%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue254.4°
Saturation (HSL)40.65%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 52 · B B6

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