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Recognised as Colour

#6D659B

  • #6D659B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D659B is a blue with RGB values 109, 101, 155 and HSL 249°, 21%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6D659B#6D659B
HEX#6D659B
RGBrgb(109, 101, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3961, 0.6078
RGB percentages42.7%, 39.6%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(248.9, 21.3%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 34.8%, 60.8%)
CMYK29.7%, 34.8%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,169,435
CSS custom property--colour: #6D659B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#929A64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#566D9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#566B9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#626F79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5Medium purple · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#939B65
Analogous#65789B, #88659B
Triadic#9B6D65, #659B6D
Split complementary#9B8865, #789B65
Tetradic#9B6578, #939B65, #659B88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E1EB
Lighter +30%#C5C2D7
Lighter +20%#A8A3C3
Lighter +10%#8A84AF
Darker −10%#57517C
Darker −20%#413D5D
Darker −30%#2C293E
Darker −40%#161420
More saturated +25%#5745BB
Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R109
G101
B155
Red109 (42.7%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue248.89°
Saturation (HSL)21.26%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 65 · B 9B

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