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Recognised as Colour

#6C387B

  • #6C387B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C387B is a violet with RGB values 108, 56, 123 and HSL 287°, 37%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6C387B#6C387B
HEX#6C387B
RGBrgb(108, 56, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2196, 0.4824
RGB percentages42.4%, 22%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(286.6, 37.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.6, 54.5%, 48.2%)
CMYK12.2%, 54.5%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,092,347
CSS custom property--colour: #6C387B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#93C784

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B4A7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B4F79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6C4254no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Purple · ΔE 25.7Midnight blue · ΔE 27Dark magenta · ΔE 29.7Medium purple · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#477B38
Analogous#4A387B, #7B3869
Triadic#7B6C38, #387B6C
Split complementary#697B38, #387B4A
Tetradic#7B4A38, #477B38, #38697B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDA8D7
Lighter +30%#B885C7
Lighter +20%#A462B7
Lighter +10%#8B489E
Darker −10%#4D2858
Darker −20%#2E1835
Darker −30%#100812
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#782291
Less saturated −25%#604E65

Channel breakdown

R108
G56
B123
Red108 (42.4%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue286.57°
Saturation (HSL)37.43%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 38 · B 7B

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