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Recognised as Colour

#6B60A9

  • #6B60A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6B60A9 is a blue with RGB values 107, 96, 169 and HSL 249°, 30%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6B60A9#6B60A9
HEX#6B60A9
RGBrgb(107, 96, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3765, 0.6627
RGB percentages42%, 37.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(249, 29.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249, 43.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK36.7%, 43.2%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,037,097
CSS custom property--colour: #6B60A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#949F56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486BACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4868A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5B6E7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EA960
Analogous#607AA9, #8F60A9
Triadic#A96B60, #60A96B
Split complementary#A98F60, #7AA960
Tetradic#A9607A, #9EA960, #60A98F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E4F1
Lighter +30%#C7C3DF
Lighter +20%#A9A2CD
Lighter +10%#8A81BB
Darker −10%#554B8B
Darker −20%#41396A
Darker −30%#2C2749
Darker −40%#181528
More saturated +25%#5641C8
Less saturated −25%#807F8A

Channel breakdown

R107
G96
B169
Red107 (42%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue249.04°
Saturation (HSL)29.8%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 60 · B A9

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