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Recognised as Colour

#6A5D89

  • #6A5D89
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6A5D89 is a violet with RGB values 106, 93, 137 and HSL 258°, 19%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6A5D89#6A5D89
HEX#6A5D89
RGBrgb(106, 93, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3647, 0.5373
RGB percentages41.6%, 36.5%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(257.7, 19.1%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.7, 32.1%, 53.7%)
CMYK22.6%, 32.1%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,970,761
CSS custom property--colour: #6A5D89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#95A276

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#53648Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#556388no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#64646Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 23.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Dim grey · ΔE 27.2Gray · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 23.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C895D
Analogous#5D6689, #805D89
Triadic#896A5D, #5D896A
Split complementary#89805D, #66895D
Tetradic#895D66, #7C895D, #5D8980

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6D2E0
Lighter +30%#BBB3CC
Lighter +20%#9F95B7
Lighter +10%#8477A2
Darker −10%#52486B
Darker −20%#3B344C
Darker −30%#231F2E
Darker −40%#0C0B0F
More saturated +25%#5E40A6
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R106
G93
B137
Red106 (41.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue257.73°
Saturation (HSL)19.13%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 5D · B 89

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