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Recognised as Colour

#60506B

  • #60506B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#60506B is a violet with RGB values 96, 80, 107 and HSL 276°, 14%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#60506B#60506B
HEX#60506B
RGBrgb(96, 80, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3137, 0.4196
RGB percentages37.6%, 31.4%, 42%
HSLhsl(275.6, 14.4%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 25.2%, 42%)
CMYK10.3%, 25.2%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,312,043
CSS custom property--colour: #60506B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#9FAF94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C556Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F566Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5F5359no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Gray · ΔE 24.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.3Steel blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B6B50
Analogous#53506B, #6B5069
Triadic#6B6050, #506B60
Split complementary#696B50, #506B53
Tetradic#6B5350, #5B6B50, #50696B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5BBCC
Lighter +30%#AC9EB6
Lighter +20%#9381A0
Lighter +10%#7A6688
Darker −10%#463A4E
Darker −20%#2C2431
Darker −30%#110F13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#643982
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R96
G80
B107
Red96 (37.6%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue275.56°
Saturation (HSL)14.44%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 50 · B 6B

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