Recognised as Colour

#6C2E96

#6C2E96
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6C2E96 is a violet with RGB values 108, 46, 150 and HSL 276°, 53%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6C2E96

RGBrgb(108, 46, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1804, 0.5882

RGB percentages42.4%, 18%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(275.8, 53.1%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.8, 69.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK28%, 69.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,089,814

CSS custom property--colour: #6C2E96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1

Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#93D169

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004A99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#184D94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Tritanopia#66455Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 3.4 Indigo · ΔE 15.3 Purple · ΔE 16.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 18 Slate blue · ΔE 20.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 3.41, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#58962E

Analogous#382E96, #962E8C

Triadic#966C2E, #2E966C

Split complementary#8C962E, #2E9638

Tetradic#96382E, #58962E, #2E8C96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CEABE5

Lighter +30%#B784D9

Lighter +20%#A05DCD

Lighter +10%#883ABD

Darker −10%#50226F

Darker −20%#341648

Darker −30%#180A21

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7116AF

Less saturated −25%#67477E

Channel breakdown

R108

G46

B150

Red108 (42.4%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue275.77°

Saturation (HSL)53.06%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 2E · B 96

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