Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#6B3278

  • #6B3278
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6B3278 is a violet with RGB values 107, 50, 120 and HSL 289°, 41%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6B3278#6B3278
HEX#6B3278
RGBrgb(107, 50, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.1961, 0.4706
RGB percentages42%, 19.6%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(288.9, 41.2%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 58.3%, 47.1%)
CMYK10.8%, 58.3%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,025,272
CSS custom property--colour: #6B3278;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#94CD87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#24467Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#374C76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6C3C50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Purple · ΔE 23.2Midnight blue · ΔE 26Dark magenta · ΔE 27.4Indigo · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F7832
Analogous#483278, #783262
Triadic#786B32, #32786B
Split complementary#627832, #327848
Tetradic#784832, #3F7832, #326278

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD9FD7
Lighter +30%#BA7BC8
Lighter +20%#A757B9
Lighter +10%#8B419C
Darker −10%#4B2354
Darker −20%#2B1430
Darker −30%#0B050C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#781D8D
Less saturated −25%#5E4763

Channel breakdown

R107
G50
B120
Red107 (42%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue288.86°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 32 · B 78

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “6b3278” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.