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Recognised as Colour

#6B5086

  • #6B5086
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6B5086 is a violet with RGB values 107, 80, 134 and HSL 270°, 25%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6B5086#6B5086
HEX#6B5086
RGBrgb(107, 80, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3137, 0.5255
RGB percentages42%, 31.4%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(270, 25.2%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 40.3%, 52.5%)
CMYK20.1%, 40.3%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,032,966
CSS custom property--colour: #6B5086;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#94AF79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#445B88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A5C85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#675864no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.6Medium purple · ΔE 32.2Slate grey · ΔE 32.4Light slate grey · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B8650
Analogous#505086, #865086
Triadic#866B50, #50866B
Split complementary#868650, #508650
Tetradic#865050, #6B8650, #508686

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1C5DD
Lighter +30%#B8A5CA
Lighter +20%#9E86B6
Lighter +10%#8566A3
Darker −10%#523D66
Darker −20%#382A46
Darker −30%#1F1726
Darker −40%#050406
More saturated +25%#6B35A1
Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R107
G80
B134
Red107 (42%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)25.23%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 50 · B 86

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