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Colour

#615C6D

  • #615C6D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#615C6D is a violet with RGB values 97, 92, 109 and HSL 258°, 8%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#615C6D#615C6D
HEX#615C6D
RGBrgb(97, 92, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.3608, 0.4275
RGB percentages38%, 36.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(257.6, 8.5%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 15.6%, 42.7%)
CMYK11%, 15.6%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,380,653
CSS custom property--colour: #615C6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#9EA392

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595E6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5E6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5F5E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.4Slate grey · ΔE 15.1Gray · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#686D5C
Analogous#5C606D, #6A5C6D
Triadic#6D615C, #5C6D61
Split complementary#6D6A5C, #606D5C
Tetradic#6D5C60, #686D5C, #5C6D6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9C6CF
Lighter +30%#AEAAB8
Lighter +20%#948FA0
Lighter +10%#7A7389
Darker −10%#484551
Darker −20%#302D36
Darker −30%#17161A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#574386
Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R97
G92
B109
Red97 (38%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue257.65°
Saturation (HSL)8.46%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 5C · B 6D

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