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Colour

#6C3079

  • #6C3079
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C3079 is a violet with RGB values 108, 48, 121 and HSL 289°, 43%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6C3079#6C3079
HEX#6C3079
RGBrgb(108, 48, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1882, 0.4745
RGB percentages42.4%, 18.8%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(289.3, 43.2%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 60.3%, 47.5%)
CMYK10.7%, 60.3%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,090,297
CSS custom property--colour: #6C3079;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#93CF86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#20457Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#364B77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6D3B50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.6Purple · ΔE 21.4Midnight blue · ΔE 25.5Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6Indigo · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D7930
Analogous#473079, #793062
Triadic#796C30, #30796C
Split complementary#627930, #307947
Tetradic#794730, #3D7930, #306279

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CE9DD8
Lighter +30%#BB78CA
Lighter +20%#A954BB
Lighter +10%#8D3E9E
Darker −10%#4B2254
Darker −20%#2B1330
Darker −30%#0A050B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7A1B8E
Less saturated −25%#5E4564

Channel breakdown

R108
G48
B121
Red108 (42.4%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue289.32°
Saturation (HSL)43.2%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 30 · B 79

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