Colour

#6E5BAA

#6E5BAA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6E5BAA is a blue with RGB values 110, 91, 170 and HSL 254°, 32%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6E5BAA#6E5BAA

HEX#6E5BAA

RGBrgb(110, 91, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3569, 0.6667

RGB percentages43.1%, 35.7%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(254.4, 31.7%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 46.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK35.3%, 46.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,232,426

CSS custom property--colour: #6E5BAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#91A455

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4069ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4366A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#606A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.2 Medium purple · ΔE 18.4 Slate blue · ΔE 20.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2 Royal blue · ΔE 25.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#97AA5B

Analogous#5B6FAA, #965BAA

Triadic#AA6E5B, #5BAA6E

Split complementary#AA955B, #6FAA5B

Tetradic#AA5B6F, #97AA5B, #5BAA96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E5E1F0

Lighter +30%#C7C0DE

Lighter +20%#A99ECD

Lighter +10%#8C7DBB

Darker −10%#58488A

Darker −20%#423669

Darker −30%#2D2547

Darker −40%#181326

More saturated +25%#5E3CC9

Less saturated −25%#7E7A8B

Channel breakdown

R110

G91

B170

Red110 (43.1%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue254.43°

Saturation (HSL)31.73%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 5B · B AA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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