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Recognised as Colour

#6E65AE

  • #6E65AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6E65AE is a blue with RGB values 110, 101, 174 and HSL 247°, 31%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6E65AE#6E65AE
HEX#6E65AE
RGBrgb(110, 101, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3961, 0.6824
RGB percentages43.1%, 39.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(247.4, 31.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.4, 42%, 68.2%)
CMYK36.8%, 42%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,234,990
CSS custom property--colour: #6E65AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#919A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D70B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C6CACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5D7381no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5AE65
Analogous#6580AE, #9365AE
Triadic#AE6E65, #65AE6E
Split complementary#AE9365, #80AE65
Tetradic#AE6581, #A5AE65, #65AE93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEBF4
Lighter +30%#CCC9E3
Lighter +20%#ADA8D1
Lighter +10%#8D86C0
Darker −10%#564D93
Darker −20%#423C71
Darker −30%#2F2A50
Darker −40%#1B182F
More saturated +25%#5848CB
Less saturated −25%#848291

Channel breakdown

R110
G101
B174
Red110 (43.1%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue247.4°
Saturation (HSL)31.06%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 65 · B AE

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