Colour

#6A5FB3

#6A5FB3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6A5FB3 is a blue with RGB values 106, 95, 179 and HSL 248°, 36%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6A5FB3

RGBrgb(106, 95, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3725, 0.702

RGB percentages41.6%, 37.3%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(247.9, 35.6%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 46.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK40.8%, 46.9%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,971,315

CSS custom property--colour: #6A5FB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#95A04C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F6CB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E68B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#557080no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.2 Medium purple · ΔE 16.7 Slate blue · ΔE 18 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6 Royal blue · ΔE 22.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8B35F

Analogous#5F7EB3, #945FB3

Triadic#B36A5F, #5FB36A

Split complementary#B3945F, #7EB35F

Tetradic#B35F7E, #A8B35F, #5FB394

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE9F5

Lighter +30%#CBC7E4

Lighter +20%#AAA4D4

Lighter +10%#8A82C3

Darker −10%#524897

Darker −20%#3F3775

Darker −30%#2D2752

Darker −40%#1A172F

More saturated +25%#5442D1

Less saturated −25%#807D95

Channel breakdown

R106

G95

B179

Red106 (41.6%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue247.86°

Saturation (HSL)35.59%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 5F · B B3

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