Colour

#6A5B75

#6A5B75
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6A5B75 is a violet with RGB values 106, 91, 117 and HSL 275°, 12%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6A5B75#6A5B75

HEX#6A5B75

RGBrgb(106, 91, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3569, 0.4588

RGB percentages41.6%, 35.7%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(274.6, 12.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.6, 22.2%, 45.9%)

CMYK9.4%, 22.2%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,970,229

CSS custom property--colour: #6A5B75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#95A48A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#576076no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A6174no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#695E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.3 Slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Gray · ΔE 21.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Steel blue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66755B

Analogous#5D5B75, #755B73

Triadic#756A5B, #5B756A

Split complementary#73755B, #5B755D

Tetradic#755D5B, #66755B, #5B7375

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFC8D4

Lighter +30%#B6ABBE

Lighter +20%#9D8FA8

Lighter +10%#847291

Darker −10%#504558

Darker −20%#362E3C

Darker −30%#1C181F

Darker −40%#020202

More saturated +25%#6E418F

Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R106

G91

B117

Red106 (41.6%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue274.62°

Saturation (HSL)12.5%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 5B · B 75

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#6A5B75

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else