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Recognised as Colour

#6D5DAE

  • #6D5DAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6D5DAE is a blue with RGB values 109, 93, 174 and HSL 252°, 33%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6D5DAE#6D5DAE
HEX#6D5DAE
RGBrgb(109, 93, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3647, 0.6824
RGB percentages42.7%, 36.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(251.9, 33.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.9, 46.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK37.4%, 46.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,167,406
CSS custom property--colour: #6D5DAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#92A251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#406AB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4267ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5C6D7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.6Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EAE5D
Analogous#5D76AE, #965DAE
Triadic#AE6D5D, #5DAE6D
Split complementary#AE965D, #76AE5D
Tetradic#AE5D76, #9EAE5D, #5DAE96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E5F2
Lighter +30%#C9C3E1
Lighter +20%#AAA1D0
Lighter +10%#8C7FBF
Darker −10%#564890
Darker −20%#42376E
Darker −30%#2E264C
Darker −40%#19152A
More saturated +25%#5B3FCC
Less saturated −25%#7F7B90

Channel breakdown

R109
G93
B174
Red109 (42.7%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue251.85°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 5D · B AE

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