Colour

#6851AB

#6851AB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6851AB is a violet with RGB values 104, 81, 171 and HSL 255°, 36%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6851AB

RGBrgb(104, 81, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3176, 0.6706

RGB percentages40.8%, 31.8%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(255.3, 35.7%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 52.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK39.2%, 52.6%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,836,651

CSS custom property--colour: #6851AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#97AE54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B62AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F5FA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#576376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.6 Slate blue · ΔE 14.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.4 Medium purple · ΔE 16 Royal blue · ΔE 21.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94AB51

Analogous#5167AB, #9551AB

Triadic#AB6851, #51AB68

Split complementary#AB9551, #67AB51

Tetradic#AB5167, #94AB51, #51AB95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFDAEE

Lighter +30%#C1B8DD

Lighter +20%#A395CD

Lighter +10%#8573BC

Darker −10%#534188

Darker −20%#3E3066

Darker −30%#292043

Darker −40%#140F21

More saturated +25%#5931CB

Less saturated −25%#77718B

Channel breakdown

R104

G81

B171

Red104 (40.8%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue255.33°

Saturation (HSL)35.71%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 51 · B AB

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