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Recognised as Colour

#6B569D

  • #6B569D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6B569D is a violet with RGB values 107, 86, 157 and HSL 258°, 29%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6B569D#6B569D
HEX#6B569D
RGBrgb(107, 86, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3373, 0.6157
RGB percentages42%, 33.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(257.7, 29.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.7, 45.2%, 61.6%)
CMYK31.8%, 45.2%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,034,525
CSS custom property--colour: #6B569D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#94A962

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4063A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#44619Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#606372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.5Medium purple · ΔE 23Rebecca purple · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 25Cornflower blue · ΔE 29Midnight blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#889D56
Analogous#56659D, #8F569D
Triadic#9D6B56, #569D6B
Split complementary#9D8F56, #659D56
Tetradic#9D5665, #889D56, #569D8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCD6E9
Lighter +30%#BFB5D7
Lighter +20%#A394C5
Lighter +10%#8673B3
Darker −10%#55447C
Darker −20%#3E325B
Darker −30%#28203A
Darker −40%#110E19
More saturated +25%#5F38BB
Less saturated −25%#77747F

Channel breakdown

R107
G86
B157
Red107 (42%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue257.75°
Saturation (HSL)29.22%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 56 · B 9D

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