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Recognised as Colour

#6A449D

  • #6A449D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6A449D is a violet with RGB values 106, 68, 157 and HSL 266°, 40%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6A449D#6A449D
HEX#6A449D
RGBrgb(106, 68, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2667, 0.6157
RGB percentages41.6%, 26.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(265.6, 39.6%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 56.7%, 61.6%)
CMYK32.5%, 56.7%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,964,381
CSS custom property--colour: #6A449D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#95BB62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F57A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D579Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#60566Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Midnight blue · ΔE 22.7Purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#779D44
Analogous#444B9D, #96449D
Triadic#9D6A44, #449D6A
Split complementary#9D9644, #4B9D44
Tetradic#9D444B, #779D44, #449D96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4C6E7
Lighter +30%#B9A3D7
Lighter +20%#9E7FC8
Lighter +10%#835CB8
Darker −10%#523579
Darker −20%#3A2556
Darker −30%#221632
Darker −40%#0A060F
More saturated +25%#6628B9
Less saturated −25%#6E6081

Channel breakdown

R106
G68
B157
Red106 (41.6%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue265.62°
Saturation (HSL)39.56%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 44 · B 9D

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