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Recognised as Colour

#6F5AB7

  • #6F5AB7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6F5AB7 is a blue with RGB values 111, 90, 183 and HSL 254°, 39%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6F5AB7#6F5AB7
HEX#6F5AB7
RGBrgb(111, 90, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3529, 0.7176
RGB percentages43.5%, 35.3%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(253.5, 39.2%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 50.8%, 71.8%)
CMYK39.3%, 50.8%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,297,719
CSS custom property--colour: #6F5AB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#90A548

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#346BBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3767B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5C6D80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12.5Medium purple · ΔE 12.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 15Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7Royal blue · ΔE 19.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2B75A
Analogous#5A74B7, #9D5AB7
Triadic#B76F5A, #5AB76F
Split complementary#B79D5A, #74B75A
Tetradic#B75A74, #A2B75A, #5AB79D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE8F5
Lighter +30%#CCC5E5
Lighter +20%#ADA1D6
Lighter +10%#8E7EC6
Darker −10%#57439B
Darker −20%#433477
Darker −30%#2F2454
Darker −40%#1B1530
More saturated +25%#5F3CD5
Less saturated −25%#7F7899

Channel breakdown

R111
G90
B183
Red111 (43.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue253.55°
Saturation (HSL)39.24%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 5A · B B7

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