Colour

#6A6ABA

#6A6ABA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6A6ABA is a blue with RGB values 106, 106, 186 and HSL 240°, 37%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6A6ABA#6A6ABA

HEX#6A6ABA

RGBrgb(106, 106, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4157, 0.7294

RGB percentages41.6%, 41.6%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(240, 36.7%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 43%, 72.9%)

CMYK43%, 43%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,974,138

CSS custom property--colour: #6A6ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#959545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C75BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4870B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#517A89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2 Medium purple · ΔE 19.2 Slate blue · ΔE 22 Royal blue · ΔE 23.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BABA6A

Analogous#6A92BA, #926ABA

Triadic#BA6A6A, #6ABA6A

Split complementary#BA926A, #92BA6A

Tetradic#BA6A92, #BABA6A, #6ABA92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F5FB

Lighter +30%#D3D3EA

Lighter +20%#B0B0DA

Lighter +10%#8D8DCA

Darker −10%#4C4CA5

Darker −20%#3C3C82

Darker −30%#2C2C5F

Darker −40%#1C1C3C

More saturated +25%#4F4FD5

Less saturated −25%#85859F

Channel breakdown

R106

G106

B186

Red106 (41.6%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)36.7%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 6A · B BA

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Colour values

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