Colour

#6D56FF

#6D56FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6D56FF is a blue with RGB values 109, 86, 255 and HSL 248°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6D56FF#6D56FF

HEX#6D56FF

RGBrgb(109, 86, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3373, 1

RGB percentages42.7%, 33.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(248.2, 100%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.2, 66.3%, 100%)

CMYK57.3%, 66.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,165,695

CSS custom property--colour: #6D56FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#92A900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#006DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Tritanopia#1282A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3 Dark violet · ΔE 26.5 Medium blue · ΔE 29 Slate blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8FF56

Analogous#5694FF, #C156FF

Triadic#FF6D56, #56FF6D

Split complementary#FFC156, #94FF56

Tetradic#FF5694, #E8FF56, #56FFC1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1EFFF

Lighter +20%#C5BCFF

Lighter +10%#9989FF

Darker −10%#4123FF

Darker −20%#2100EF

Darker −30%#1A00BC

Darker −40%#130089

More saturated +25%#6D56FF

Less saturated −25%#7C6BEA

Channel breakdown

R109

G86

B255

Red109 (42.7%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue248.17°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 56 · B FF

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