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Recognised as Colour

#6E62E1

  • #6E62E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6E62E1 is a blue with RGB values 110, 98, 225 and HSL 246°, 68%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6E62E1#6E62E1
HEX#6E62E1
RGBrgb(110, 98, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3843, 0.8824
RGB percentages43.1%, 38.4%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(245.7, 67.9%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 56.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK51.1%, 56.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,234,273
CSS custom property--colour: #6E62E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#919D1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#407F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 4.8Slate blue · ΔE 7Royal blue · ΔE 12Medium purple · ΔE 14.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3Medium orchid · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 4.83, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5E162
Analogous#6296E1, #AD62E1
Triadic#E16E62, #62E16E
Split complementary#E1AD62, #96E162
Tetradic#E16296, #D5E162, #62E1AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E2FA
Lighter +20%#BDB8F1
Lighter +10%#968DE9
Darker −10%#4637D9
Darker −20%#3223BA
Darker −30%#261B8F
Darker −40%#1B1364
More saturated +25%#5B4BF8
Less saturated −25%#8179CA

Channel breakdown

R110
G98
B225
Red110 (43.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue245.67°
Saturation (HSL)67.91%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 62 · B E1

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