Recognised as Colour

#6C3588

#6C3588
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6C3588 is a violet with RGB values 108, 53, 136 and HSL 280°, 44%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6C3588

RGBrgb(108, 53, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2078, 0.5333

RGB percentages42.4%, 20.8%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(279.8, 43.9%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 61%, 53.3%)

CMYK20.6%, 61%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,091,592

CSS custom property--colour: #6C3588;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.39:1

Contrast with white8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#93CA77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#194B8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#304F86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Tritanopia#694459no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.4 Purple · ΔE 20 Midnight blue · ΔE 22.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5 Indigo · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#518835

Analogous#433588, #88357A

Triadic#886C35, #35886C

Split complementary#7A8835, #358843

Tetradic#884335, #518835, #357A88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDABDE

Lighter +30%#B786D0

Lighter +20%#A161C2

Lighter +10%#8943AD

Darker −10%#4F2763

Darker −20%#32183F

Darker −30%#150A1A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#741DA0

Less saturated −25%#644D70

Channel breakdown

R108

G53

B136

Red108 (42.4%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue279.76°

Saturation (HSL)43.92%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 35 · B 88

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