Colour

#6B468F

#6B468F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6B468F is a violet with RGB values 107, 70, 143 and HSL 270°, 34%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6B468F

RGBrgb(107, 70, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.2745, 0.5608

RGB percentages42%, 27.5%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(270.4, 34.3%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 51%, 56.1%)

CMYK25.2%, 51%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,030,415

CSS custom property--colour: #6B468F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1

Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#94B970

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#315692no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B578Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Tritanopia#655364no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8 Medium purple · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.8 Purple · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A8F46

Analogous#46468F, #8F468F

Triadic#8F6B46, #468F6B

Split complementary#8F8F46, #468F46

Tetradic#8F4646, #6A8F46, #468F8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1C1E0

Lighter +30%#B79ED0

Lighter +20%#9E7CBF

Lighter +10%#855AAE

Darker −10%#51356D

Darker −20%#38244B

Darker −30%#1E1428

Darker −40%#050306

More saturated +25%#6B2BAA

Less saturated −25%#6B6174

Channel breakdown

R107

G70

B143

Red107 (42%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue270.41°

Saturation (HSL)34.27%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 46 · B 8F

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