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Recognised as Colour

#6B6598

  • #6B6598
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6B6598 is a blue with RGB values 107, 101, 152 and HSL 247°, 20%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6B6598#6B6598
HEX#6B6598
RGBrgb(107, 101, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3961, 0.5961
RGB percentages42%, 39.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(247.1, 20.2%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.1, 33.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK29.6%, 33.6%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,038,360
CSS custom property--colour: #6B6598;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#949A67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#576C9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#576A97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#616E77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3Dim grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#929865
Analogous#657898, #856598
Triadic#986B65, #65986B
Split complementary#988565, #789865
Tetradic#986578, #929865, #659885

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0DFEA
Lighter +30%#C3C1D5
Lighter +20%#A6A2C1
Lighter +10%#8883AD
Darker −10%#555179
Darker −20%#403C5B
Darker −30%#2A283C
Darker −40%#15141D
More saturated +25%#5345B8
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R107
G101
B152
Red107 (42%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue247.06°
Saturation (HSL)20.16%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 65 · B 98

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