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Colour

#6B4FA8

  • #6B4FA8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6B4FA8 is a violet with RGB values 107, 79, 168 and HSL 259°, 36%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6B4FA8#6B4FA8
HEX#6B4FA8
RGBrgb(107, 79, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3098, 0.6588
RGB percentages42%, 31%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(258.9, 36%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 53%, 65.9%)
CMYK36.3%, 53%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,032,744
CSS custom property--colour: #6B4FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#94B057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B60ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#325EA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5D6174no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 16.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.3Midnight blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CA84F
Analogous#4F5FA8, #984FA8
Triadic#A86B4F, #4FA86B
Split complementary#A8984F, #60A84F
Tetradic#A84F5F, #8CA84F, #4FA898

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DED7EC
Lighter +30%#C1B4DC
Lighter +20%#A491CC
Lighter +10%#876FBB
Darker −10%#553F85
Darker −20%#3F2E63
Darker −30%#291E40
Darker −40%#130E1D
More saturated +25%#6030C7
Less saturated −25%#766E89

Channel breakdown

R107
G79
B168
Red107 (42%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue258.88°
Saturation (HSL)36.03%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 4F · B A8

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