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Colour

#6C287A

  • #6C287A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6C287A is a violet with RGB values 108, 40, 122 and HSL 290°, 51%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6C287A#6C287A
HEX#6C287A
RGBrgb(108, 40, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1569, 0.4784
RGB percentages42.4%, 15.7%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(289.8, 50.6%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 67.2%, 47.8%)
CMYK11.5%, 67.2%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,088,250
CSS custom property--colour: #6C287A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#93D785

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#10417Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F4878no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6D364Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.5Purple · ΔE 16.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.9Indigo · ΔE 24Midnight blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#367A28
Analogous#43287A, #7A285F
Triadic#7A6C28, #287A6C
Split complementary#5F7A28, #287A43
Tetradic#7A4328, #367A28, #285F7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CF93DB
Lighter +30%#BE6CCF
Lighter +20%#AD46C2
Lighter +10%#8E35A0
Darker −10%#4A1B54
Darker −20%#280F2D
Darker −30%#060207
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#79148E
Less saturated −25%#5F3C66

Channel breakdown

R108
G40
B122
Red108 (42.4%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue289.76°
Saturation (HSL)50.62%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 28 · B 7A

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