Colour

#6A6599

#6A6599
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6A6599 is a blue with RGB values 106, 101, 153 and HSL 246°, 20%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6A6599

RGBrgb(106, 101, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3961, 0.6

RGB percentages41.6%, 39.6%, 60%

HSLhsl(245.8, 20.5%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 34%, 60%)

CMYK30.7%, 34%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,972,825

CSS custom property--colour: #6A6599;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#959A66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#566C9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#566A98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5F6E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5 Slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.8 Dim grey · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#949965

Analogous#657A99, #846599

Triadic#996A65, #65996A

Split complementary#998465, #7A9965

Tetradic#99657A, #949965, #659984

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E0EA

Lighter +30%#C3C1D6

Lighter +20%#A5A2C2

Lighter +10%#8884AD

Darker −10%#55517A

Darker −20%#3F3C5C

Darker −30%#2A283D

Darker −40%#15141E

More saturated +25%#5045B9

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R106

G101

B153

Red106 (41.6%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue245.77°

Saturation (HSL)20.47%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 65 · B 99

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