Colour

#6B5BA0

#6B5BA0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6B5BA0 is a blue with RGB values 107, 91, 160 and HSL 254°, 27%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6B5BA0

RGBrgb(107, 91, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3569, 0.6275

RGB percentages42%, 35.7%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(253.9, 27.5%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.9, 43.1%, 62.7%)

CMYK33.1%, 43.1%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,035,808

CSS custom property--colour: #6B5BA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#94A45F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4666A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#48649Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#5F6876no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.4 Medium purple · ΔE 23.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.5 Slate blue · ΔE 26.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1 Steel blue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90A05B

Analogous#5B6EA0, #8E5BA0

Triadic#A06B5B, #5BA06B

Split complementary#A08E5B, #6EA05B

Tetradic#A05B6E, #90A05B, #5BA08E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFDCEB

Lighter +30%#C2BBD9

Lighter +20%#A59BC6

Lighter +10%#887AB4

Darker −10%#55497F

Darker −20%#40365F

Darker −30%#2A243E

Darker −40%#14111E

More saturated +25%#5A3CBF

Less saturated −25%#7C7A81

Channel breakdown

R107

G91

B160

Red107 (42%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue253.91°

Saturation (HSL)27.49%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 5B · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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