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Recognised as Colour

#6B4DEE

  • #6B4DEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6B4DEE is a blue with RGB values 107, 77, 238 and HSL 251°, 83%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6B4DEE#6B4DEE
HEX#6B4DEE
RGBrgb(107, 77, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.302, 0.9333
RGB percentages42%, 30.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(251.2, 82.6%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 67.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK55%, 67.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,032,302
CSS custom property--colour: #6B4DEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#94B211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2D7798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6Dark violet · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Medium blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0EE4D
Analogous#4D80EE, #BB4DEE
Triadic#EE6B4D, #4DEE6B
Split complementary#EEBB4D, #80EE4D
Tetradic#EE4D80, #D0EE4D, #4DEEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFD9FB
Lighter +20%#B8AAF7
Lighter +10%#927CF2
Darker −10%#441EEA
Darker −20%#3313C2
Darker −30%#270E94
Darker −40%#1B0A65
More saturated +25%#603CFF
Less saturated −25%#7A65D6

Channel breakdown

R107
G77
B238
Red107 (42%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue251.18°
Saturation (HSL)82.56%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 4D · B EE

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