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Recognised as Colour

#6C64BD

  • #6C64BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#6C64BD is a blue with RGB values 108, 100, 189 and HSL 245°, 40%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#6C64BD#6C64BD
HEX#6C64BD
RGBrgb(108, 100, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3922, 0.7412
RGB percentages42.4%, 39.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(245.4, 40.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.4, 47.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK42.9%, 47.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,103,677
CSS custom property--colour: #6C64BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#939B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4172C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E6DBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#537687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6Royal blue · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5BD64
Analogous#6488BD, #9964BD
Triadic#BD6C64, #64BD6C
Split complementary#BD9964, #88BD64
Tetradic#BD6488, #B5BD64, #64BD99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F3FA
Lighter +30%#D2CFEB
Lighter +20%#B0ACDB
Lighter +10%#8E88CC
Darker −10%#5047A7
Darker −20%#3F3883
Darker −30%#2E295F
Darker −40%#1C193C
More saturated +25%#5548D9
Less saturated −25%#8380A1

Channel breakdown

R108
G100
B189
Red108 (42.4%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue245.39°
Saturation (HSL)40.27%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 64 · B BD

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