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Colour

#6A58B6

  • #6A58B6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6A58B6 is a blue with RGB values 106, 88, 182 and HSL 251°, 39%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6A58B6#6A58B6
HEX#6A58B6
RGBrgb(106, 88, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3451, 0.7137
RGB percentages41.6%, 34.5%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(251.5, 39.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 51.6%, 71.4%)
CMYK41.8%, 51.6%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,969,526
CSS custom property--colour: #6A58B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#95A749

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F68B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3164B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#556C7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.8Medium purple · ΔE 13.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.3Royal blue · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4B658
Analogous#5875B6, #9958B6
Triadic#B66A58, #58B66A
Split complementary#B69958, #75B658
Tetradic#B65875, #A4B658, #58B699

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E6F4
Lighter +30%#C9C2E5
Lighter +20%#A99FD5
Lighter +10%#8A7BC6
Darker −10%#534398
Darker −20%#403375
Darker −30%#2C2451
Darker −40%#19142E
More saturated +25%#573AD4
Less saturated −25%#7D7698

Channel breakdown

R106
G88
B182
Red106 (41.6%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue251.49°
Saturation (HSL)39.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 58 · B B6

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