Colour

#6C44C8

#6C44C8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#6C44C8 is a violet with RGB values 108, 68, 200 and HSL 258°, 55%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6C44C8

RGBrgb(108, 68, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2667, 0.7843

RGB percentages42.4%, 26.7%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(258.2, 54.5%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 66%, 78.4%)

CMYK46%, 66%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,095,496

CSS custom property--colour: #6C44C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#93BB37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#506480no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 13.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 18 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18 Medium purple · ΔE 22.2 Indigo · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A0C844

Analogous#445EC8, #AE44C8

Triadic#C86C44, #44C86C

Split complementary#C8AE44, #5EC844

Tetradic#C8445E, #A0C844, #44C8AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8E2F6

Lighter +30%#C9BAEB

Lighter +20%#AA93DF

Lighter +10%#8B6BD4

Darker −10%#5531A8

Darker −20%#412680

Darker −30%#2D1A59

Darker −40%#190F31

More saturated +25%#6026E6

Less saturated −25%#7862AA

Channel breakdown

R108

G68

B200

Red108 (42.4%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue258.18°

Saturation (HSL)54.55%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 44 · B C8

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