Colour

#6F5FA4

#6F5FA4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6F5FA4 is a blue with RGB values 111, 95, 164 and HSL 254°, 27%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6F5FA4

RGBrgb(111, 95, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3725, 0.6431

RGB percentages43.5%, 37.3%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(253.9, 27.5%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.9, 42.1%, 64.3%)

CMYK32.3%, 42.1%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,298,980

CSS custom property--colour: #6F5FA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#90A05B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A6AA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C68A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#636C79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.8 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5 Steel blue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94A45F

Analogous#5F71A4, #925FA4

Triadic#A46F5F, #5FA46F

Split complementary#A4925F, #71A45F

Tetradic#A45F71, #94A45F, #5FA492

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E1EE

Lighter +30%#C7C1DB

Lighter +20%#AAA0C9

Lighter +10%#8C80B6

Darker −10%#594B85

Darker −20%#433964

Darker −30%#2D2644

Darker −40%#171423

More saturated +25%#5E40C3

Less saturated −25%#807E85

Channel breakdown

R111

G95

B164

Red111 (43.5%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue253.91°

Saturation (HSL)27.49%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 5F · B A4

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