Colour

#6E648E

#6E648E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6E648E is a blue with RGB values 110, 100, 142 and HSL 254°, 17%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6E648E

RGBrgb(110, 100, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3922, 0.5569

RGB percentages43.1%, 39.2%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(254.3, 17.4%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 29.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK22.5%, 29.6%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,234,702

CSS custom property--colour: #6E648E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#919B71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A6A90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B698Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Tritanopia#686B73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Steel blue · ΔE 21.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Dim grey · ΔE 25.5 Gray · ΔE 26.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 20.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#848E64

Analogous#646F8E, #83648E

Triadic#8E6E64, #648E6E

Split complementary#8E8364, #6F8E64

Tetradic#8E646F, #848E64, #648E83

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCD9E5

Lighter +30%#C0BCCF

Lighter +20%#A49EBA

Lighter +10%#8980A5

Darker −10%#574F70

Darker −20%#403A52

Darker −30%#282534

Darker −40%#111016

More saturated +25%#5E46AC

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R110

G100

B142

Red110 (43.1%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue254.29°

Saturation (HSL)17.36%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 64 · B 8E

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