Colour

#6C5EE3

#6C5EE3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6C5EE3 is a blue with RGB values 108, 94, 227 and HSL 246°, 70%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6C5EE3

RGBrgb(108, 94, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3686, 0.8902

RGB percentages42.4%, 36.9%, 89%

HSLhsl(246.3, 70.4%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 58.6%, 89%)

CMYK52.4%, 58.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,102,179

CSS custom property--colour: #6C5EE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#93A11C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0076E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#006DE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#3A7D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 4.3 Slate blue · ΔE 9.9 Royal blue · ΔE 14.4 Medium purple · ΔE 17.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 4.3, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5E35E

Analogous#5E93E3, #AE5EE3

Triadic#E36C5E, #5EE36C

Split complementary#E3AF5E, #93E35E

Tetradic#E35E93, #D5E35E, #5EE3AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3E0FA

Lighter +20%#BBB5F2

Lighter +10%#9489EB

Darker −10%#4433DB

Darker −20%#3120BB

Darker −30%#25198F

Darker −40%#1A1164

More saturated +25%#5946FB

Less saturated −25%#7F76CB

Channel breakdown

R108

G94

B227

Red108 (42.4%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue246.32°

Saturation (HSL)70.37%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 5E · B E3

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