Colour

#6C327C

#6C327C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C327C is a violet with RGB values 108, 50, 124 and HSL 287°, 43%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6C327C

RGBrgb(108, 50, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1961, 0.4863

RGB percentages42.4%, 19.6%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(287, 42.5%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287, 59.7%, 48.6%)

CMYK12.9%, 59.7%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,090,812

CSS custom property--colour: #6C327C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1

Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#93CD83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#21477Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#364C7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#6C3E52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7 Purple · ΔE 21.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 25 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6 Indigo · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#427C32

Analogous#47327C, #7C3267

Triadic#7C6C32, #327C6C

Split complementary#677C32, #327C47

Tetradic#7C4732, #427C32, #32677C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDA1D9

Lighter +30%#BA7DCA

Lighter +20%#A658BC

Lighter +10%#8C41A0

Darker −10%#4C2358

Darker −20%#2D1533

Darker −30%#0D060F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#781C92

Less saturated −25%#604866

Channel breakdown

R108

G50

B124

Red108 (42.4%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue287.03°

Saturation (HSL)42.53%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 32 · B 7C

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