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Recognised as Colour

#6137C1

  • #6137C1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6137C1 is a violet with RGB values 97, 55, 193 and HSL 258°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6137C1#6137C1
HEX#6137C1
RGBrgb(97, 55, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.2157, 0.7569
RGB percentages38%, 21.6%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(258.3, 55.6%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 71.5%, 75.7%)
CMYK49.7%, 71.5%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,371,265
CSS custom property--colour: #6137C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#9EC83E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#405B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Indigo · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Dark blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97C137
Analogous#3752C1, #A637C1
Triadic#C16137, #37C161
Split complementary#C1A637, #52C137
Tetradic#C13752, #97C137, #37C1A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCD2F2
Lighter +30%#BDAAE7
Lighter +20%#9E82DC
Lighter +10%#7F5BD0
Darker −10%#4D2C99
Darker −20%#392072
Darker −30%#25154A
Darker −40%#110A22
More saturated +25%#5518E0
Less saturated −25%#6D56A2

Channel breakdown

R97
G55
B193
Red97 (38%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue258.26°
Saturation (HSL)55.65%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 37 · B C1

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