Recognised as Colour

#6A41C3

#6A41C3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#6A41C3 is a violet with RGB values 106, 65, 195 and HSL 259°, 52%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6A41C3

RGBrgb(106, 65, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2549, 0.7647

RGB percentages41.6%, 25.5%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(258.9, 52%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 66.7%, 76.5%)

CMYK45.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,963,651

CSS custom property--colour: #6A41C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#95BE3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#50617Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 13.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3 Indigo · ΔE 21.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AC341

Analogous#4159C3, #AB41C3

Triadic#C36A41, #41C36A

Split complementary#C3AB41, #59C341

Tetradic#C34159, #9AC341, #41C3AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4DCF4

Lighter +30%#C5B5E8

Lighter +20%#A78FDB

Lighter +10%#8868CF

Darker −10%#54329F

Darker −20%#402678

Darker −30%#2B1A51

Darker −40%#170D2B

More saturated +25%#5E22E2

Less saturated −25%#7660A4

Channel breakdown

R106

G65

B195

Red106 (41.6%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue258.92°

Saturation (HSL)52%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 41 · B C3

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Colour harmonies

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