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Colour

#6A2B8D

  • #6A2B8D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6A2B8D is a violet with RGB values 106, 43, 141 and HSL 279°, 53%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6A2B8D#6A2B8D
HEX#6A2B8D
RGBrgb(106, 43, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.1686, 0.5529
RGB percentages41.6%, 16.9%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(278.6, 53.3%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 69.5%, 55.3%)
CMYK24.8%, 69.5%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,957,965
CSS custom property--colour: #6A2B8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#95D472

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004690no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E4A8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#654058no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 5.3Purple · ΔE 15.4Indigo · ΔE 16.6Dark magenta · ΔE 18.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Midnight blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 5.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E8D2B
Analogous#392B8D, #8D2B7F
Triadic#8D6A2B, #2B8D6A
Split complementary#7F8D2B, #2B8D39
Tetradic#8D392B, #4E8D2B, #2B7F8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBA2E2
Lighter +30%#B67AD7
Lighter +20%#A053CB
Lighter +10%#8737B4
Darker −10%#4D1F66
Darker −20%#2F133F
Darker −30%#120718
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7114A4
Less saturated −25%#634276

Channel breakdown

R106
G43
B141
Red106 (41.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue278.57°
Saturation (HSL)53.26%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 2B · B 8D

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