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Recognised as Colour

#6C2895

  • #6C2895
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6C2895 is a violet with RGB values 108, 40, 149 and HSL 277°, 58%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6C2895#6C2895
HEX#6C2895
RGBrgb(108, 40, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1569, 0.5843
RGB percentages42.4%, 15.7%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(277.4, 57.7%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 73.2%, 58.4%)
CMYK27.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,088,277
CSS custom property--colour: #6C2895;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#93D76A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004798no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0F4B93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#66415Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 5.8Indigo · ΔE 13.2Purple · ΔE 14.8Dark magenta · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#519528
Analogous#352895, #952888
Triadic#956C28, #28956C
Split complementary#889528, #289535
Tetradic#953528, #519528, #288895

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDA3E6
Lighter +30%#B77BDB
Lighter +20%#A152D1
Lighter +10%#8933BD
Darker −10%#4F1D6D
Darker −20%#321245
Darker −30%#15081C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7210AD
Less saturated −25%#66407D

Channel breakdown

R108
G40
B149
Red108 (42.4%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue277.43°
Saturation (HSL)57.67%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 28 · B 95

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