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Colour

#6A5575

  • #6A5575
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A5575 is a violet with RGB values 106, 85, 117 and HSL 279°, 16%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A5575#6A5575
HEX#6A5575
RGBrgb(106, 85, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3333, 0.4588
RGB percentages41.6%, 33.3%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(279.4, 15.8%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 27.4%, 45.9%)
CMYK9.4%, 27.4%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,968,693
CSS custom property--colour: #6A5575;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#95AA8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#505B76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#555D74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#695960no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.9Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Gray · ΔE 25.6Steel blue · ΔE 29Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#607555
Analogous#5A5575, #755570
Triadic#756A55, #55756A
Split complementary#707555, #55755A
Tetradic#755A55, #607555, #557075

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEC3D3
Lighter +30%#B5A5BE
Lighter +20%#9D88A8
Lighter +10%#856A93
Darker −10%#4F4057
Darker −20%#342A3A
Darker −30%#1A151C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#723C8E
Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R106
G85
B117
Red106 (41.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue279.38°
Saturation (HSL)15.84%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 55 · B 75

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