Colour

#6048A5

#6048A5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6048A5 is a violet with RGB values 96, 72, 165 and HSL 255°, 39%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6048A5

RGBrgb(96, 72, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.2824, 0.6471

RGB percentages37.6%, 28.2%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(255.5, 39.2%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.5, 56.4%, 64.7%)

CMYK41.8%, 56.4%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,310,053

CSS custom property--colour: #6048A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#9FB75A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#185AA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E57A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4D5C6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.1 Slate blue · ΔE 13.7 Medium purple · ΔE 18.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 21.9 Royal blue · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DA548

Analogous#485EA5, #8F48A5

Triadic#A56048, #48A560

Split complementary#A58F48, #5EA548

Tetradic#A5485E, #8DA548, #48A58F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6CFEA

Lighter +30%#B8ABDB

Lighter +20%#9988CB

Lighter +10%#7B64BC

Darker −10%#4B3981

Darker −20%#37295E

Darker −30%#221A3A

Darker −40%#0D0A17

More saturated +25%#522AC3

Less saturated −25%#6E6687

Channel breakdown

R96

G72

B165

Red96 (37.6%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue255.48°

Saturation (HSL)39.24%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 48 · B A5

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