Colour

#6A6597

#6A6597
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6A6597 is a blue with RGB values 106, 101, 151 and HSL 246°, 20%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6A6597

RGBrgb(106, 101, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3961, 0.5922

RGB percentages41.6%, 39.6%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(246, 19.8%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246, 33.1%, 59.2%)

CMYK29.8%, 33.1%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,972,823

CSS custom property--colour: #6A6597;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#959A68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#576C99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#576996no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5F6E77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.1 Slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.6 Dim grey · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#929765

Analogous#657997, #836597

Triadic#976A65, #65976A

Split complementary#978365, #799765

Tetradic#976579, #929765, #659783

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0DFE9

Lighter +30%#C2C0D5

Lighter +20%#A5A2C0

Lighter +10%#8783AC

Darker −10%#555178

Darker −20%#3F3C5A

Darker −30%#2A283B

Darker −40%#14131D

More saturated +25%#5146B7

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R106

G101

B151

Red106 (41.6%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue246°

Saturation (HSL)19.84%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 65 · B 97

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