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Recognised as Colour

#6A4672

  • #6A4672
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6A4672 is a violet with RGB values 106, 70, 114 and HSL 289°, 24%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6A4672#6A4672
HEX#6A4672
RGBrgb(106, 70, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2745, 0.4471
RGB percentages41.6%, 27.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(289.1, 23.9%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 38.6%, 44.7%)
CMYK7%, 38.6%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,964,850
CSS custom property--colour: #6A4672;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#95B98D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#405174no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#495471no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6B4B56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Dim grey · ΔE 31.8Slate grey · ΔE 32.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 34Light slate grey · ΔE 34.1Steel blue · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E7246
Analogous#544672, #724664
Triadic#726A46, #46726A
Split complementary#647246, #467254
Tetradic#725446, #4E7246, #466472

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBB3D1
Lighter +30%#B694BD
Lighter +20%#A074AA
Lighter +10%#875992
Darker −10%#4D3352
Darker −20%#2F1F33
Darker −30%#120C13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#792F89
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R106
G70
B114
Red106 (41.6%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue289.09°
Saturation (HSL)23.91%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 46 · B 72

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