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Recognised as Colour

#6A5691

  • #6A5691
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6A5691 is a violet with RGB values 106, 86, 145 and HSL 260°, 26%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6A5691#6A5691
HEX#6A5691
RGBrgb(106, 86, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3373, 0.5686
RGB percentages41.6%, 33.7%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(260.3, 25.5%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 40.7%, 56.9%)
CMYK26.9%, 40.7%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,968,977
CSS custom property--colour: #6A5691;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#95A96E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#466093no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A608Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#62606Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.8Medium purple · ΔE 29.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.3Slate blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D9156
Analogous#566091, #885691
Triadic#916A56, #56916A
Split complementary#918756, #609156
Tetradic#915660, #7D9156, #569188

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6D0E3
Lighter +30%#BBB0D0
Lighter +20%#9F90BD
Lighter +10%#8470AA
Darker −10%#534371
Darker −20%#3B3051
Darker −30%#241D31
Darker −40%#0C0A11
More saturated +25%#6139AE
Less saturated −25%#737374

Channel breakdown

R106
G86
B145
Red106 (41.6%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue260.34°
Saturation (HSL)25.54%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 56 · B 91

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