Colour

#6B64E5

#6B64E5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6B64E5 is a blue with RGB values 107, 100, 229 and HSL 243°, 71%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6B64E5

RGBrgb(107, 100, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3922, 0.898

RGB percentages42%, 39.2%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(243.3, 71.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 56.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK53.3%, 56.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,038,181

CSS custom property--colour: #6B64E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1

Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#949B1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0071E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#34829Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 4.5 Slate blue · ΔE 8.3 Royal blue · ΔE 11.4 Medium purple · ΔE 15.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 4.51, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEE564

Analogous#649EE5, #AB64E5

Triadic#E56B64, #64E56B

Split complementary#E5AC64, #9EE564

Tetradic#E5649E, #DEE564, #64E5AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8E7FB

Lighter +20%#BEBBF4

Lighter +10%#9590EC

Darker −10%#4138DE

Darker −20%#2921C2

Darker −30%#201997

Darker −40%#17126B

More saturated +25%#574DFC

Less saturated −25%#7F7BCE

Channel breakdown

R107

G100

B229

Red107 (42%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue243.26°

Saturation (HSL)71.27%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 64 · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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