Colour

#6A55B6

#6A55B6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#6A55B6 is a blue with RGB values 106, 85, 182 and HSL 253°, 40%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6A55B6

RGBrgb(106, 85, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3333, 0.7137

RGB percentages41.6%, 33.3%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(253, 39.9%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253, 53.3%, 71.4%)

CMYK41.8%, 53.3%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,968,758

CSS custom property--colour: #6A55B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#95AA49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2967B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B63B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#55697Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.2 Medium purple · ΔE 13.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.9 Royal blue · ΔE 18.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A1B655

Analogous#5571B6, #9B55B6

Triadic#B66A55, #55B66A

Split complementary#B69B55, #71B655

Tetradic#B65571, #A1B655, #55B69B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7E4F3

Lighter +30%#C8C0E4

Lighter +20%#A99CD5

Lighter +10%#8979C5

Darker −10%#544197

Darker −20%#403273

Darker −30%#2C2250

Darker −40%#18132C

More saturated +25%#5937D4

Less saturated −25%#7B7398

Channel breakdown

R106

G85

B182

Red106 (41.6%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue252.99°

Saturation (HSL)39.92%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 55 · B B6

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