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Colour

#6E48EE

  • #6E48EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6E48EE is a blue with RGB values 110, 72, 238 and HSL 254°, 83%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6E48EE#6E48EE
HEX#6E48EE
RGBrgb(110, 72, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2824, 0.9333
RGB percentages43.1%, 28.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(253.7, 83%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.7, 69.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK53.8%, 69.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,227,630
CSS custom property--colour: #6E48EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#91B711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#377496no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14Dark orchid · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 21.9Medium blue · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8EE48
Analogous#4875EE, #C148EE
Triadic#EE6E48, #48EE6E
Split complementary#EEC148, #75EE48
Tetradic#EE4875, #C8EE48, #48EEC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDD4FB
Lighter +20%#B8A5F7
Lighter +10%#9377F2
Darker −10%#4919EA
Darker −20%#3912BE
Darker −30%#2B0D90
Darker −40%#1D0961
More saturated +25%#6537FF
Less saturated −25%#7C61D5

Channel breakdown

R110
G72
B238
Red110 (43.1%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue253.73°
Saturation (HSL)83%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 48 · B EE

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