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Recognised as Colour

#6A5771

  • #6A5771
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A5771 is a violet with RGB values 106, 87, 113 and HSL 284°, 13%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A5771#6A5771
HEX#6A5771
RGBrgb(106, 87, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3412, 0.4431
RGB percentages41.6%, 34.1%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(283.8, 13%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 23%, 44.3%)
CMYK6.2%, 23%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,969,201
CSS custom property--colour: #6A5771;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#95A88E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#545C72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#585E70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6A5A60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Gray · ΔE 22.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4Steel blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E7157
Analogous#5D5771, #71576B
Triadic#716A57, #57716A
Split complementary#6B7157, #57715D
Tetradic#715D57, #5E7157, #576B71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDC3D1
Lighter +30%#B5A6BB
Lighter +20%#9D89A5
Lighter +10%#856D8E
Darker −10%#4F4154
Darker −20%#342B37
Darker −30%#19141B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#763E8A
Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R106
G87
B113
Red106 (41.6%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue283.85°
Saturation (HSL)13%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 57 · B 71

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