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Colour

#6A4793

  • #6A4793
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6A4793 is a violet with RGB values 106, 71, 147 and HSL 268°, 35%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6A4793#6A4793
HEX#6A4793
RGBrgb(106, 71, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2784, 0.5765
RGB percentages41.6%, 27.8%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(267.6, 34.9%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 51.7%, 57.6%)
CMYK27.9%, 51.7%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,965,139
CSS custom property--colour: #6A4793;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#95B86C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F5796no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#395891no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#635566no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.3Midnight blue · ΔE 25.1Purple · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#709347
Analogous#474A93, #904793
Triadic#936A47, #47936A
Split complementary#939047, #4A9347
Tetradic#93474A, #709347, #479390

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2C4E2
Lighter +30%#B8A1D2
Lighter +20%#9D7FC1
Lighter +10%#835CB1
Darker −10%#513671
Darker −20%#38264E
Darker −30%#20152C
Darker −40%#070509
More saturated +25%#682CAE
Less saturated −25%#6C6278

Channel breakdown

R106
G71
B147
Red106 (41.6%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue267.63°
Saturation (HSL)34.86%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 47 · B 93

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