Recognised as Colour

#6A3182

#6A3182
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6A3182 is a violet with RGB values 106, 49, 130 and HSL 282°, 45%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6A3182

RGBrgb(106, 49, 130)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.1922, 0.5098

RGB percentages41.6%, 19.2%, 51%

HSLhsl(282.2, 45.3%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 62.3%, 51%)

CMYK18.5%, 62.3%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,959,490

CSS custom property--colour: #6A3182;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#95CE7D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#174785no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F4C80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Tritanopia#683F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 15 Purple · ΔE 19.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 22.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5 Indigo · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#498231

Analogous#413182, #823172

Triadic#826A31, #31826A

Split complementary#728231, #318242

Tetradic#824231, #498231, #317282

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBA3DC

Lighter +30%#B67ECE

Lighter +20%#A259C0

Lighter +10%#883FA7

Darker −10%#4C235D

Darker −20%#2E1538

Darker −30%#0F0713

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#731B98

Less saturated −25%#61476C

Channel breakdown

R106

G49

B130

Red106 (41.6%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue130 (51%)

Hue282.22°

Saturation (HSL)45.25%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 31 · B 82

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