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Recognised as Colour

#6A5D6E

  • #6A5D6E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6A5D6E is a violet with RGB values 106, 93, 110 and HSL 286°, 8%, 40%. 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

#6A5D6E#6A5D6E
HEX#6A5D6E
RGBrgb(106, 93, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3647, 0.4314
RGB percentages41.6%, 36.5%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(285.9, 8.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 15.5%, 43.1%)
CMYK3.6%, 15.5%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,970,734
CSS custom property--colour: #6A5D6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#95A291

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B606Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E626Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6A5F63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Gray · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.1Rosy brown · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#616E5D
Analogous#625D6E, #6E5D6A
Triadic#6E6A5D, #5D6E6A
Split complementary#6A6E5D, #5D6E62
Tetradic#6E625D, #616E5D, #5D6A6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEC7D0
Lighter +30%#B5ACB8
Lighter +20%#9D90A1
Lighter +10%#85748A
Darker −10%#4F4652
Darker −20%#352E37
Darker −30%#1A171B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#774487
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R106
G93
B110
Red106 (41.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue285.88°
Saturation (HSL)8.37%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 5D · B 6E

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