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Recognised as Colour

#6A3C8A

  • #6A3C8A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6A3C8A is a violet with RGB values 106, 60, 138 and HSL 275°, 39%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6A3C8A#6A3C8A
HEX#6A3C8A
RGBrgb(106, 60, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2353, 0.5412
RGB percentages41.6%, 23.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(275.4, 39.4%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.4, 56.5%, 54.1%)
CMYK23.2%, 56.5%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,962,314
CSS custom property--colour: #6A3C8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8:1
Contrast with white8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#95C375

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#244F8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#345188no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#664A5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.8Midnight blue · ΔE 23.3Purple · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 24.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C8A3C
Analogous#433C8A, #8A3C83
Triadic#8A6A3C, #3C8A6A
Split complementary#838A3C, #3C8A43
Tetradic#8A433C, #5C8A3C, #3C838A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDB4DE
Lighter +30%#B590CF
Lighter +20%#9D6DBF
Lighter +10%#854BAE
Darker −10%#4F2D66
Darker −20%#331D43
Darker −30%#180E1F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6E23A3
Less saturated −25%#665571

Channel breakdown

R106
G60
B138
Red106 (41.6%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue275.38°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 3C · B 8A

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