Colour

#6A6094

#6A6094
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6A6094 is a blue with RGB values 106, 96, 148 and HSL 252°, 21%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6A6094

RGBrgb(106, 96, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3765, 0.5804

RGB percentages41.6%, 37.6%, 58%

HSLhsl(251.5, 21.3%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 35.1%, 58%)

CMYK28.4%, 35.1%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,971,540

CSS custom property--colour: #6A6094;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#959F6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#526896no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#536693no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#616973no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1 Steel blue · ΔE 22.6 Slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6 Dim grey · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A9460

Analogous#607094, #846094

Triadic#946A60, #60946A

Split complementary#948460, #709460

Tetradic#946070, #8A9460, #609484

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCD9E7

Lighter +30%#BFBAD3

Lighter +20%#A29CBE

Lighter +10%#857DAA

Darker −10%#544C75

Darker −20%#3E3856

Darker −30%#282437

Darker −40%#111018

More saturated +25%#5742B3

Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R106

G96

B148

Red106 (41.6%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue251.54°

Saturation (HSL)21.31%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 60 · B 94

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