Colour

#6B2AA3

#6B2AA3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6B2AA3 is a violet with RGB values 107, 42, 163 and HSL 272°, 59%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6B2AA3

RGBrgb(107, 42, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.1647, 0.6392

RGB percentages42%, 16.5%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(272.2, 59%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.2, 74.2%, 63.9%)

CMYK34.4%, 74.2%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,023,267

CSS custom property--colour: #6B2AA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.45:1

Contrast with white8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#94D55C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004CA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Tritanopia#604864no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10 Indigo · ΔE 12.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9 Purple · ΔE 19 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1 Slate blue · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#62A32A

Analogous#2E2AA3, #A32A9F

Triadic#A36B2A, #2AA36B

Split complementary#9FA32A, #2AA32E

Tetradic#A32E2A, #62A32A, #2A9FA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFAFEA

Lighter +30%#B686E0

Lighter +20%#9E5ED5

Lighter +10%#8635CB

Darker −10%#50207A

Darker −20%#361552

Darker −30%#1B0B29

Darker −40%#010001

More saturated +25%#6D10BD

Less saturated −25%#694489

Channel breakdown

R107

G42

B163

Red107 (42%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue272.23°

Saturation (HSL)59.02%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 2A · B A3

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