Colour

#6B4579

#6B4579
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6B4579 is a violet with RGB values 107, 69, 121 and HSL 284°, 27%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6B4579

RGBrgb(107, 69, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.2706, 0.4745

RGB percentages42%, 27.1%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(283.8, 27.4%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 43%, 47.5%)

CMYK11.6%, 43%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,030,137

CSS custom property--colour: #6B4579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1

Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#94BA86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C517Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#465577no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6B4C59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.3 Medium purple · ΔE 34.8 Slate grey · ΔE 35.6 Purple · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#537945

Analogous#514579, #79456D

Triadic#796B45, #45796B

Split complementary#6D7945, #457951

Tetradic#795145, #537945, #456D79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCB5D5

Lighter +30%#B695C2

Lighter +20%#A074B0

Lighter +10%#885899

Darker −10%#4E3259

Darker −20%#322038

Darker −30%#150D18

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#762D91

Less saturated −25%#605D61

Channel breakdown

R107

G69

B121

Red107 (42%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue283.85°

Saturation (HSL)27.37%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 45 · B 79

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