Colour

#6A69A6

#6A69A6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6A69A6 is a blue with RGB values 106, 105, 166 and HSL 241°, 26%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6A69A6

RGBrgb(106, 105, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4118, 0.651

RGB percentages41.6%, 41.2%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(241, 25.5%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241, 36.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK36.1%, 36.7%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,973,862

CSS custom property--colour: #6A69A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#959659

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5671A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#546DA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5A7580no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 28.7 Slate grey · ΔE 28.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5A669

Analogous#6987A6, #8969A6

Triadic#A66A69, #69A66A

Split complementary#A68869, #87A669

Tetradic#A66987, #A5A669, #69A688

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E9F2

Lighter +30%#C9C9DF

Lighter +20%#AAA9CC

Lighter +10%#8A89B9

Darker −10%#53528A

Darker −20%#403F6A

Darker −30%#2C2C4A

Darker −40%#19192A

More saturated +25%#4D4BC4

Less saturated −25%#878788

Channel breakdown

R106

G105

B166

Red106 (41.6%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue240.98°

Saturation (HSL)25.52%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 69 · B A6

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Colour values

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