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Recognised as Colour

#6C4281

  • #6C4281
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C4281 is a violet with RGB values 108, 66, 129 and HSL 280°, 32%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6C4281#6C4281
HEX#6C4281
RGBrgb(108, 66, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2588, 0.5059
RGB percentages42.4%, 25.9%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(280, 32.3%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 48.8%, 50.6%)
CMYK16.3%, 48.8%, 0%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,094,913
CSS custom property--colour: #6C4281;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#93BD7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#355183no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#40547Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6A4C5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7Midnight blue · ΔE 28.8Medium purple · ΔE 29.9Purple · ΔE 30.3Slate blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#578142
Analogous#4D4281, #814276
Triadic#816C42, #42816C
Split complementary#768142, #42814C
Tetradic#814C42, #578142, #427681

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDB6D9
Lighter +30%#B794C8
Lighter +20%#A072B7
Lighter +10%#8853A3
Darker −10%#50315F
Darker −20%#341F3E
Darker −30%#170E1C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#742A99
Less saturated −25%#645A69

Channel breakdown

R108
G66
B129
Red108 (42.4%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)32.31%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 42 · B 81

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