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Recognised as Colour

#6F53EA

  • #6F53EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6F53EA is a blue with RGB values 111, 83, 234 and HSL 251°, 78%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6F53EA#6F53EA
HEX#6F53EA
RGBrgb(111, 83, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3255, 0.9176
RGB percentages43.5%, 32.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(251.1, 78.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 64.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK52.6%, 64.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,295,978
CSS custom property--colour: #6F53EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#90AC15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3C7897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEEA53
Analogous#5382EA, #BB53EA
Triadic#EA6F53, #53EA6F
Split complementary#EABB53, #82EA53
Tetradic#EA5383, #CEEA53, #53EABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1DBFB
Lighter +20%#BBAEF5
Lighter +10%#9580F0
Darker −10%#4926E4
Darker −20%#3717C0
Darker −30%#2A1292
Darker −40%#1D0C65
More saturated +25%#623EFF
Less saturated −25%#7E6BD2

Channel breakdown

R111
G83
B234
Red111 (43.5%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue251.13°
Saturation (HSL)78.24%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 53 · B EA

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