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Colour

#6A3387

  • #6A3387
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6A3387 is a violet with RGB values 106, 51, 135 and HSL 279°, 45%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6A3387#6A3387
HEX#6A3387
RGBrgb(106, 51, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2, 0.5294
RGB percentages41.6%, 20%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(279.3, 45.2%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 62.2%, 52.9%)
CMYK21.5%, 62.2%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,960,007
CSS custom property--colour: #6A3387;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#95CC78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#14498Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D4D85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#674258no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.4Purple · ΔE 19.6Midnight blue · ΔE 21.9Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1Indigo · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#508733
Analogous#403387, #87337A
Triadic#876A33, #33876A
Split complementary#7A8733, #338740
Tetradic#874033, #508733, #337A87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBA8DE
Lighter +30%#B583D0
Lighter +20%#A05EC2
Lighter +10%#8741AC
Darker −10%#4D2562
Darker −20%#30173D
Darker −30%#130918
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#711C9E
Less saturated −25%#634A70

Channel breakdown

R106
G51
B135
Red106 (41.6%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue279.29°
Saturation (HSL)45.16%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 33 · B 87

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