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Recognised as Colour

#6C4480

  • #6C4480
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C4480 is a violet with RGB values 108, 68, 128 and HSL 280°, 31%, 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

#6C4480#6C4480
HEX#6C4480
RGBrgb(108, 68, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2667, 0.502
RGB percentages42.4%, 26.7%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(280, 30.6%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 46.9%, 50.2%)
CMYK15.6%, 46.9%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,095,424
CSS custom property--colour: #6C4480;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#93BB7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#385282no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#43557Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6A4D5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.6Midnight blue · ΔE 30.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.9Purple · ΔE 32.1Slate blue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#588044
Analogous#4E4480, #804476
Triadic#806C44, #44806C
Split complementary#768044, #44804E
Tetradic#804E44, #588044, #447680

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEB7D9
Lighter +30%#B796C7
Lighter +20%#A075B5
Lighter +10%#8856A1
Darker −10%#50325F
Darker −20%#34213D
Darker −30%#180F1C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#742B99
Less saturated −25%#645D68

Channel breakdown

R108
G68
B128
Red108 (42.4%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 44 · B 80

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