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Recognised as Colour

#6C5BFB

  • #6C5BFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6C5BFB is a blue with RGB values 108, 91, 251 and HSL 246°, 95%, 67%. 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

#6C5BFB#6C5BFB
HEX#6C5BFB
RGBrgb(108, 91, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3569, 0.9843
RGB percentages42.4%, 35.7%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(246.4, 95.2%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 63.7%, 98.4%)
CMYK57%, 63.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,101,435
CSS custom property--colour: #6C5BFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#93A404

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#1683A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Dark violet · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAFB5B
Analogous#5B9AFB, #BC5BFB
Triadic#FB6C5B, #5BFB6C
Split complementary#FBBC5B, #9AFB5B
Tetradic#FB5B9A, #EAFB5B, #5BFBBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F0FF
Lighter +20%#C5BFFD
Lighter +10%#998DFC
Darker −10%#3F29FA
Darker −20%#1E06EA
Darker −30%#1805B8
Darker −40%#110387
More saturated +25%#6957FF
Less saturated −25%#7D70E6

Channel breakdown

R108
G91
B251
Red108 (42.4%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue246.38°
Saturation (HSL)95.24%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 5B · B FB

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