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Recognised as Colour

#6D64E2

  • #6D64E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6D64E2 is a blue with RGB values 109, 100, 226 and HSL 244°, 68%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6D64E2#6D64E2
HEX#6D64E2
RGBrgb(109, 100, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3922, 0.8863
RGB percentages42.7%, 39.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(244.3, 68.5%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 55.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK51.8%, 55.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,169,250
CSS custom property--colour: #6D64E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#929B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#057AE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3D8199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.4Slate blue · ΔE 6.9Royal blue · ΔE 11.1Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8Medium orchid · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9E264
Analogous#649AE2, #AC64E2
Triadic#E26D64, #64E26D
Split complementary#E2AC64, #9AE264
Tetradic#E2649A, #D9E264, #64E2AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E5FA
Lighter +20%#BEBAF2
Lighter +10%#958FEA
Darker −10%#4539DA
Darker −20%#2E23BD
Darker −30%#241B92
Darker −40%#191367
More saturated +25%#594DF9
Less saturated −25%#817BCB

Channel breakdown

R109
G100
B226
Red109 (42.7%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue244.29°
Saturation (HSL)68.48%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 64 · B E2

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