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Recognised as Colour

#6C388D

  • #6C388D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6C388D is a violet with RGB values 108, 56, 141 and HSL 277°, 43%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6C388D#6C388D
HEX#6C388D
RGBrgb(108, 56, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2196, 0.5529
RGB percentages42.4%, 22%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(276.7, 43.1%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 60.3%, 55.3%)
CMYK23.4%, 60.3%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,092,365
CSS custom property--colour: #6C388D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#93C772

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#194D90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F508Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#68485Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.6Purple · ΔE 20.7Midnight blue · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Dark magenta · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#598D38
Analogous#42388D, #8D3884
Triadic#8D6C38, #388D6C
Split complementary#848D38, #388D41
Tetradic#8D4138, #598D38, #38848D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEB1E0
Lighter +30%#B78CD2
Lighter +20%#A068C3
Lighter +10%#8846B2
Darker −10%#502A68
Darker −20%#341B44
Darker −30%#180D1F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#721FA6
Less saturated −25%#665174

Channel breakdown

R108
G56
B141
Red108 (42.4%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue276.71°
Saturation (HSL)43.15%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 38 · B 8D

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