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Recognised as Colour

#6C447E

  • #6C447E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C447E is a violet with RGB values 108, 68, 126 and HSL 281°, 30%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6C447E#6C447E
HEX#6C447E
RGBrgb(108, 68, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2667, 0.4941
RGB percentages42.4%, 26.7%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(281.4, 29.9%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 46%, 49.4%)
CMYK14.3%, 46%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,095,422
CSS custom property--colour: #6C447E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#93BB81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#395180no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#44557Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6B4C5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7Midnight blue · ΔE 30.9Medium purple · ΔE 31.9Purple · ΔE 32.9Slate blue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#567E44
Analogous#4F447E, #7E4473
Triadic#7E6C44, #447E6C
Split complementary#737E44, #447E4F
Tetradic#7E4F44, #567E44, #44737E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDB6D8
Lighter +30%#B795C6
Lighter +20%#A074B4
Lighter +10%#88569F
Darker −10%#50325D
Darker −20%#33203C
Darker −30%#170E1B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#752C96
Less saturated −25%#635C66

Channel breakdown

R108
G68
B126
Red108 (42.4%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue281.38°
Saturation (HSL)29.9%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 44 · B 7E

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