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Recognised as Colour

#6E45FF

  • #6E45FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6E45FF is a blue with RGB values 110, 69, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6E45FF#6E45FF
HEX#6E45FF
RGBrgb(110, 69, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2706, 1
RGB percentages43.1%, 27.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(253.2, 100%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 72.9%, 100%)
CMYK56.9%, 72.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,226,879
CSS custom property--colour: #6E45FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#91BA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1D799Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.7Medium blue · ΔE 21.6Dark violet · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 26.1Blue · ΔE 30.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6FF45
Analogous#4579FF, #CB45FF
Triadic#FF6E45, #45FF6E
Split complementary#FFCB45, #79FF45
Tetradic#FF4579, #D6FF45, #45FFCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5DEFF
Lighter +20%#BEABFF
Lighter +10%#9678FF
Darker −10%#4612FF
Darker −20%#3100DE
Darker −30%#2600AB
Darker −40%#1A0078
More saturated +25%#6E45FF
Less saturated −25%#7B5CE8

Channel breakdown

R110
G69
B255
Red110 (43.1%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue253.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 45 · B FF

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