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Colour

#6D6BDB

  • #6D6BDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6D6BDB is a blue with RGB values 109, 107, 219 and HSL 241°, 61%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6D6BDB#6D6BDB
HEX#6D6BDB
RGBrgb(109, 107, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4196, 0.8588
RGB percentages42.7%, 42%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(241.1, 60.9%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 51.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK50.2%, 51.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,171,035
CSS custom property--colour: #6D6BDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#929424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#337DDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2874D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#428499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.5Royal blue · ΔE 9.5Medium purple · ΔE 10.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9DB6B
Analogous#6BA1DB, #A56BDB
Triadic#DB6D6B, #6BDB6D
Split complementary#DBA56B, #A1DB6B
Tetradic#DB6BA1, #D9DB6B, #6BDBA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E6F9
Lighter +20%#BEBDEF
Lighter +10%#9594E5
Darker −10%#4542D1
Darker −20%#2E2CB4
Darker −30%#24228B
Darker −40%#191862
More saturated +25%#5754F2
Less saturated −25%#8382C4

Channel breakdown

R109
G107
B219
Red109 (42.7%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue241.07°
Saturation (HSL)60.87%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 6B · B DB

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