Colour

#6A6CCC

#6A6CCC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#6A6CCC is a blue with RGB values 106, 108, 204 and HSL 239°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#6A6CCC#6A6CCC

HEX#6A6CCC

RGBrgb(106, 108, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4235, 0.8

RGB percentages41.6%, 42.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(238.8, 49%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 48%, 80%)

CMYK48%, 47.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,974,668

CSS custom property--colour: #6A6CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1

Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#959333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#437AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B72CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#468092no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.1 Slate blue · ΔE 14.2 Royal blue · ΔE 15.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCCA6A

Analogous#6A9DCC, #996ACC

Triadic#CC6A6C, #6CCC6A

Split complementary#CC996A, #9DCC6A

Tetradic#CC6A9D, #CCCA6A, #6ACC99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DCDCF3

Lighter +20%#B6B7E6

Lighter +10%#9091D9

Darker −10%#4447BF

Darker −20%#35379B

Darker −30%#282A75

Darker −40%#1B1C4F

More saturated +25%#5154E5

Less saturated −25%#8384B3

Channel breakdown

R106

G108

B204

Red106 (41.6%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue238.78°

Saturation (HSL)49%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 6C · B CC

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