Colour

#6D50EF

#6D50EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6D50EF is a blue with RGB values 109, 80, 239 and HSL 251°, 83%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6D50EF#6D50EF

HEX#6D50EF

RGBrgb(109, 80, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3137, 0.9373

RGB percentages42.7%, 31.4%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(250.9, 83.2%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 66.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK54.4%, 66.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,164,143

CSS custom property--colour: #6D50EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#92AF10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0068ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#327999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8 Blue violet · ΔE 18 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.7 Slate blue · ΔE 24.6 Dark violet · ΔE 25.5 Royal blue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2EF50

Analogous#5083EF, #BC50EF

Triadic#EF6D50, #50EF6D

Split complementary#EFBC50, #83EF50

Tetradic#EF5083, #D2EF50, #50EFBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2DCFC

Lighter +20%#BBADF8

Lighter +10%#947FF3

Darker −10%#4621EB

Darker −20%#3312C7

Darker −30%#270E98

Darker −40%#1B0A69

More saturated +25%#6340FF

Less saturated −25%#7C68D7

Channel breakdown

R109

G80

B239

Red109 (42.7%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue250.94°

Saturation (HSL)83.25%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 50 · B EF

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