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Recognised as Colour

#6A60BB

  • #6A60BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#6A60BB is a blue with RGB values 106, 96, 187 and HSL 247°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#6A60BB#6A60BB
HEX#6A60BB
RGBrgb(106, 96, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3765, 0.7333
RGB percentages41.6%, 37.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(246.6, 40.1%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.6, 48.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK43.3%, 48.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,971,579
CSS custom property--colour: #6A60BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#959F44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B6FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3969B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#517384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.9Slate blue · ΔE 14.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1BB60
Analogous#6084BB, #9860BB
Triadic#BB6A60, #60BB6A
Split complementary#BB9860, #84BB60
Tetradic#BB6083, #B1BB60, #60BB98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EFF8
Lighter +30%#CECBE9
Lighter +20%#ADA7DA
Lighter +10%#8B84CA
Darker −10%#5045A3
Darker −20%#3E367F
Darker −30%#2D275B
Darker −40%#1B1837
More saturated +25%#5444D7
Less saturated −25%#807C9F

Channel breakdown

R106
G96
B187
Red106 (41.6%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue246.59°
Saturation (HSL)40.09%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 60 · B BB

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