Colour

#6E5EC2

#6E5EC2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#6E5EC2 is a blue with RGB values 110, 94, 194 and HSL 250°, 45%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6E5EC2

RGBrgb(110, 94, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3686, 0.7608

RGB percentages43.1%, 36.9%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(249.6, 45%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.6, 51.5%, 76.1%)

CMYK43.3%, 51.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,233,218

CSS custom property--colour: #6E5EC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#91A13D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#316FC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#316AC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#557387no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.7 Medium purple · ΔE 10.6 Royal blue · ΔE 15.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2C25E

Analogous#5E80C2, #A05EC2

Triadic#C26E5E, #5EC26E

Split complementary#C2A05E, #80C25E

Tetradic#C25E80, #B2C25E, #5EC2A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F2FA

Lighter +30%#D2CDEC

Lighter +20%#B1A8DE

Lighter +10%#8F83D0

Darker −10%#5241AC

Darker −20%#413387

Darker −30%#2F2562

Darker −40%#1D173D

More saturated +25%#5B42DE

Less saturated −25%#817AA6

Channel breakdown

R110

G94

B194

Red110 (43.1%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue249.6°

Saturation (HSL)45.05%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 5E · B C2

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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