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Recognised as Colour

#6E63CE

  • #6E63CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6E63CE is a blue with RGB values 110, 99, 206 and HSL 246°, 52%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6E63CE#6E63CE
HEX#6E63CE
RGBrgb(110, 99, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3882, 0.8078
RGB percentages43.1%, 38.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(246.2, 52.2%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 51.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK46.6%, 51.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,234,510
CSS custom property--colour: #6E63CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#919C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F75D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B6ECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4E7A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.1Medium purple · ΔE 9.6Royal blue · ΔE 12.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3CE63
Analogous#638ECE, #A363CE
Triadic#CE6E63, #63CE6E
Split complementary#CEA363, #8ECE63
Tetradic#CE638E, #C3CE63, #63CEA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DAD7F3
Lighter +20%#B6B1E6
Lighter +10%#928ADA
Darker −10%#4A3DC1
Darker −20%#3B319A
Darker −30%#2C2474
Darker −40%#1E184D
More saturated +25%#5A49E8
Less saturated −25%#827DB4

Channel breakdown

R110
G99
B206
Red110 (43.1%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue246.17°
Saturation (HSL)52.2%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 63 · B CE

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