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Recognised as Colour

#6C5BAE

  • #6C5BAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C5BAE is a blue with RGB values 108, 91, 174 and HSL 252°, 34%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6C5BAE#6C5BAE
HEX#6C5BAE
RGBrgb(108, 91, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3569, 0.6824
RGB percentages42.4%, 35.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(252.3, 33.9%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.3, 47.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK37.9%, 47.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,101,358
CSS custom property--colour: #6C5BAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#93A451

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D69B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E66ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5B6B7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13Medium purple · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DAE5B
Analogous#5B73AE, #965BAE
Triadic#AE6C5B, #5BAE6C
Split complementary#AE965B, #73AE5B
Tetradic#AE5B74, #9DAE5B, #5BAE96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E4F1
Lighter +30%#C8C1E1
Lighter +20%#A99FD0
Lighter +10%#8B7DBF
Darker −10%#56478F
Darker −20%#41366D
Darker −30%#2D254B
Darker −40%#181429
More saturated +25%#5A3CCD
Less saturated −25%#7E7A8F

Channel breakdown

R108
G91
B174
Red108 (42.4%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue252.29°
Saturation (HSL)33.88%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 5B · B AE

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