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Recognised as Colour

#6D64BF

  • #6D64BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#6D64BF is a blue with RGB values 109, 100, 191 and HSL 246°, 42%, 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

#6D64BF#6D64BF
HEX#6D64BF
RGBrgb(109, 100, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3922, 0.749
RGB percentages42.7%, 39.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(245.9, 41.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 47.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK42.9%, 47.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,169,215
CSS custom property--colour: #6D64BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#929B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4072C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D6DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#547788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6BF64
Analogous#6488BF, #9B64BF
Triadic#BF6D64, #64BF6D
Split complementary#BF9A64, #89BF64
Tetradic#BF6488, #B6BF64, #64BF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F4FB
Lighter +30%#D3D0EC
Lighter +20%#B1ACDD
Lighter +10%#8F88CE
Darker −10%#5046AA
Darker −20%#3F3786
Darker −30%#2E2862
Darker −40%#1D193E
More saturated +25%#5749DA
Less saturated −25%#837FA4

Channel breakdown

R109
G100
B191
Red109 (42.7%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue245.93°
Saturation (HSL)41.55%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 64 · B BF

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