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Colour

#6B3085

  • #6B3085
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6B3085 is a violet with RGB values 107, 48, 133 and HSL 282°, 47%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6B3085#6B3085
HEX#6B3085
RGBrgb(107, 48, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.1882, 0.5216
RGB percentages42%, 18.8%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(281.6, 47%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.6, 63.9%, 52.2%)
CMYK19.5%, 63.9%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,024,773
CSS custom property--colour: #6B3085;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#94CF7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#114788no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D4C83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#694056no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.7Purple · ΔE 18.2Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8Midnight blue · ΔE 22.3Indigo · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A8530
Analogous#413085, #853074
Triadic#856B30, #30856B
Split complementary#748530, #308541
Tetradic#854130, #4A8530, #307485

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCA3DE
Lighter +30%#B77ED0
Lighter +20%#A258C3
Lighter +10%#893EAA
Darker −10%#4D2260
Darker −20%#2F153A
Darker −30%#110715
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#74199C
Less saturated −25%#62476E

Channel breakdown

R107
G48
B133
Red107 (42%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue281.65°
Saturation (HSL)46.96%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 30 · B 85

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