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Colour

#6A6BEA

  • #6A6BEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6A6BEA is a blue with RGB values 106, 107, 234 and HSL 240°, 75%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6A6BEA#6A6BEA
HEX#6A6BEA
RGBrgb(106, 107, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4196, 0.9176
RGB percentages41.6%, 42%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(239.5, 75.3%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.5, 54.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK54.7%, 54.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,974,442
CSS custom property--colour: #6A6BEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#959415

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#167FEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2988A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 6.4Slate blue · ΔE 9.2Royal blue · ΔE 9.2Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 6.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE96A
Analogous#6AABEA, #A96AEA
Triadic#EA6A6B, #6BEA6A
Split complementary#EAA96A, #ABEA6A
Tetradic#EA6AAB, #EAE96A, #6AEAA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F0FD
Lighter +20%#C3C4F7
Lighter +10%#9797F0
Darker −10%#3D3FE4
Darker −20%#1D1FD1
Darker −30%#1718A4
Darker −40%#111277
More saturated +25%#5556FF
Less saturated −25%#7F80D5

Channel breakdown

R106
G107
B234
Red106 (41.6%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue239.53°
Saturation (HSL)75.29%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 6B · B EA

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