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Recognised as Colour

#6B5BBC

  • #6B5BBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6B5BBC is a blue with RGB values 107, 91, 188 and HSL 250°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6B5BBC#6B5BBC
HEX#6B5BBC
RGBrgb(107, 91, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3569, 0.7373
RGB percentages42%, 35.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(249.9, 42%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 51.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK43.1%, 51.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,035,836
CSS custom property--colour: #6B5BBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#94A443

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#306CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#3067BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#536F83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.2Medium purple · ΔE 12.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Royal blue · ΔE 17Rebecca purple · ΔE 17Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACBC5B
Analogous#5B7CBC, #9B5BBC
Triadic#BC6B5B, #5BBC6B
Split complementary#BC9C5B, #7BBC5B
Tetradic#BC5B7C, #ACBC5B, #5BBC9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEECF7
Lighter +30%#CDC8E8
Lighter +20%#ACA3DA
Lighter +10%#8C7FCB
Darker −10%#5242A2
Darker −20%#40337E
Darker −30%#2D2559
Darker −40%#1B1635
More saturated +25%#583ED9
Less saturated −25%#7E789F

Channel breakdown

R107
G91
B188
Red107 (42%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue249.9°
Saturation (HSL)41.99%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 5B · B BC

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