Recognised as Colour

#6A5578

#6A5578
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6A5578 is a violet with RGB values 106, 85, 120 and HSL 276°, 17%, 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 Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6A5578

RGBrgb(106, 85, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3333, 0.4706

RGB percentages41.6%, 33.3%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(276, 17.1%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276, 29.2%, 47.1%)

CMYK11.7%, 29.2%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,968,696

CSS custom property--colour: #6A5578;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#95AA87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F5C79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#545D77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#695961no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Dim grey · ΔE 23.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Gray · ΔE 27 Steel blue · ΔE 28.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 23.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#637855

Analogous#595578, #785575

Triadic#786A55, #55786A

Split complementary#747855, #557859

Tetradic#785955, #637855, #557578

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEC4D5

Lighter +30%#B6A6C0

Lighter +20%#9D88AB

Lighter +10%#846A96

Darker −10%#50405A

Darker −20%#352B3C

Darker −30%#1B161E

Darker −40%#010001

More saturated +25%#6F3B92

Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R106

G85

B120

Red106 (41.6%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue276°

Saturation (HSL)17.07%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 55 · B 78

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