Recognised as Colour

#6B6483

#6B6483
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6B6483 is a blue with RGB values 107, 100, 131 and HSL 254°, 13%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6B6483

RGBrgb(107, 100, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3922, 0.5137

RGB percentages42%, 39.2%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(253.5, 13.4%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 23.7%, 51.4%)

CMYK18.3%, 23.7%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,038,083

CSS custom property--colour: #6B6483;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#949B7C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6884no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6882no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#66696Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Dim grey · ΔE 18.8 Gray · ΔE 21.1 Steel blue · ΔE 22.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C8364

Analogous#646D83, #7A6483

Triadic#836B64, #64836B

Split complementary#837A64, #6D8364

Tetradic#83646D, #7C8364, #64837A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7D4DF

Lighter +30%#BBB8C8

Lighter +20%#A09BB2

Lighter +10%#857E9C

Darker −10%#534E66

Darker −20%#3C3849

Darker −30%#24222C

Darker −40%#0D0C0F

More saturated +25%#5B47A0

Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R107

G100

B131

Red107 (42%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue253.55°

Saturation (HSL)13.42%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 64 · B 83

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Colour values

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