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Colour

#6B2993

  • #6B2993
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6B2993 is a violet with RGB values 107, 41, 147 and HSL 277°, 56%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6B2993#6B2993
HEX#6B2993
RGBrgb(107, 41, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.1608, 0.5765
RGB percentages42%, 16.1%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(277.4, 56.4%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 72.1%, 57.6%)
CMYK27.2%, 72.1%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,022,995
CSS custom property--colour: #6B2993;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#94D66C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004796no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#134B91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#65415Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 4.9Indigo · ΔE 13.9Purple · ΔE 15Dark magenta · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 4.94, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#519329
Analogous#362993, #932986
Triadic#936B29, #29936B
Split complementary#869329, #299336
Tetradic#933629, #519329, #298693

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCA3E5
Lighter +30%#B67BDA
Lighter +20%#A053CF
Lighter +10%#8834BB
Darker −10%#4E1E6B
Darker −20%#311343
Darker −30%#14081B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7111AB
Less saturated −25%#65417B

Channel breakdown

R107
G41
B147
Red107 (42%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue277.36°
Saturation (HSL)56.38%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 29 · B 93

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