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Recognised as Colour

#6A6DCA

  • #6A6DCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#6A6DCA is a blue with RGB values 106, 109, 202 and HSL 238°, 48%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#6A6DCA#6A6DCA
HEX#6A6DCA
RGBrgb(106, 109, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4275, 0.7922
RGB percentages41.6%, 42.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(238.1, 47.5%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 47.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK47.5%, 46%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,974,922
CSS custom property--colour: #6A6DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#959235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#467ACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F73C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#478192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Royal blue · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC76A
Analogous#6A9DCA, #976ACA
Triadic#CA6A6D, #6DCA6A
Split complementary#CA976A, #9DCA6A
Tetradic#CA6A9D, #CAC76A, #6ACA97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBDCF2
Lighter +20%#B5B7E5
Lighter +10%#9092D7
Darker −10%#4448BD
Darker −20%#363998
Darker −30%#292B72
Darker −40%#1B1D4D
More saturated +25%#5155E3
Less saturated −25%#8385B1

Channel breakdown

R106
G109
B202
Red106 (41.6%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue238.13°
Saturation (HSL)47.52%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 6D · B CA

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