Colour

#6B358A

#6B358A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6B358A is a violet with RGB values 107, 53, 138 and HSL 278°, 45%, 37%. 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#6B358A

RGBrgb(107, 53, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.2078, 0.5412

RGB percentages42%, 20.8%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(278.1, 44.5%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 61.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK22.5%, 61.6%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,026,058

CSS custom property--colour: #6B358A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1

Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#94CA75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#164B8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D4E88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#67455Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.1 Purple · ΔE 19.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 22.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.2 Indigo · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#548A35

Analogous#41358A, #8A357E

Triadic#8A6B35, #358A6B

Split complementary#7E8A35, #358A41

Tetradic#8A4135, #548A35, #357F8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCACDF

Lighter +30%#B687D1

Lighter +20%#A062C3

Lighter +10%#8843AF

Darker −10%#4E2765

Darker −20%#321940

Darker −30%#150B1B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#711DA2

Less saturated −25%#654D72

Channel breakdown

R107

G53

B138

Red107 (42%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue278.12°

Saturation (HSL)44.5%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 35 · B 8A

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