Colour

#6A618B

#6A618B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6A618B is a blue with RGB values 106, 97, 139 and HSL 253°, 18%, 46%. 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 grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6A618B

RGBrgb(106, 97, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3804, 0.5451

RGB percentages41.6%, 38%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(252.9, 17.8%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 30.2%, 54.5%)

CMYK23.7%, 30.2%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,971,787

CSS custom property--colour: #6A618B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#959E74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57678Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#58668Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#636870no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Steel blue · ΔE 22 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Dim grey · ΔE 25.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1 Gray · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 21.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#828B61

Analogous#616D8B, #7F618B

Triadic#8B6A61, #618B6A

Split complementary#8B7F61, #6D8B61

Tetradic#8B616D, #828B61, #618B7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8D6E2

Lighter +30%#BCB8CD

Lighter +20%#A09AB8

Lighter +10%#847CA3

Darker −10%#534C6D

Darker −20%#3C374F

Darker −30%#252231

Darker −40%#0E0D13

More saturated +25%#5944A8

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R106

G97

B139

Red106 (41.6%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue252.86°

Saturation (HSL)17.8%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 61 · B 8B

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Colour values

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