Recognised as Colour

#615B6E

#615B6E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#615B6E is a violet with RGB values 97, 91, 110 and HSL 259°, 9%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#615B6E

RGBrgb(97, 91, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.3569, 0.4314

RGB percentages38%, 35.7%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(258.9, 9.5%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 17.3%, 43.1%)

CMYK11.8%, 17.3%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,380,398

CSS custom property--colour: #615B6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#9EA491

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575E6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#585E6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5F5E61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.7 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Gray · ΔE 18.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Steel blue · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#686E5B

Analogous#5B5F6E, #6B5B6E

Triadic#6E615B, #5B6E61

Split complementary#6E6B5B, #5F6E5B

Tetradic#6E5B5F, #686E5B, #5B6E6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9C6CF

Lighter +30%#AEAAB8

Lighter +20%#948EA1

Lighter +10%#7A728A

Darker −10%#484452

Darker −20%#302D36

Darker −30%#17161A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#584287

Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R97

G91

B110

Red97 (38%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue258.95°

Saturation (HSL)9.45%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 61 · G 5B · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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