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Colour

#6A55FF

  • #6A55FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6A55FF is a blue with RGB values 106, 85, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6A55FF#6A55FF
HEX#6A55FF
RGBrgb(106, 85, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3333, 1
RGB percentages41.6%, 33.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(247.4, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.4, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK58.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,968,831
CSS custom property--colour: #6A55FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#95AA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0081A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Dark violet · ΔE 26.5Medium blue · ΔE 28.3Slate blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAFF55
Analogous#5595FF, #BF55FF
Triadic#FF6A55, #55FF6A
Split complementary#FFBF55, #95FF55
Tetradic#FF5595, #EAFF55, #55FFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EEFF
Lighter +20%#C3BBFF
Lighter +10%#9788FF
Darker −10%#3D22FF
Darker −20%#1D00EE
Darker −30%#1700BB
Darker −40%#110088
More saturated +25%#6A55FF
Less saturated −25%#7A6AEA

Channel breakdown

R106
G85
B255
Red106 (41.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue247.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 55 · B FF

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