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Recognised as Colour

#6C347E

  • #6C347E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C347E is a violet with RGB values 108, 52, 126 and HSL 285°, 42%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6C347E#6C347E
HEX#6C347E
RGBrgb(108, 52, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2039, 0.4941
RGB percentages42.4%, 20.4%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(285.4, 41.6%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 58.7%, 49.4%)
CMYK14.3%, 58.7%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,091,326
CSS custom property--colour: #6C347E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#93CB81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#224880no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#364D7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6B4054no 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 text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.4Purple · ΔE 22.2Midnight blue · ΔE 24.9Dark magenta · ΔE 26.1Indigo · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#467E34
Analogous#47347E, #7E346B
Triadic#7E6C34, #347E6C
Split complementary#6B7E34, #347E47
Tetradic#7E4734, #467E34, #346B7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDA4DA
Lighter +30%#B980CB
Lighter +20%#A55CBC
Lighter +10%#8B43A2
Darker −10%#4D255A
Darker −20%#2E1636
Darker −30%#0F0712
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#771E94
Less saturated −25%#614A68

Channel breakdown

R108
G52
B126
Red108 (42.4%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue285.41°
Saturation (HSL)41.57%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 34 · B 7E

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