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Recognised as Colour

#6C4677

  • #6C4677
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C4677 is a violet with RGB values 108, 70, 119 and HSL 287°, 26%, 37%. 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

#6C4677#6C4677
HEX#6C4677
RGBrgb(108, 70, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2745, 0.4667
RGB percentages42.4%, 27.5%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(286.5, 25.9%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 41.2%, 46.7%)
CMYK9.2%, 41.2%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,095,927
CSS custom property--colour: #6C4677;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#93B988

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F5279no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#495576no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6C4C59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.1Slate grey · ΔE 34.3Dim grey · ΔE 34.5Midnight blue · ΔE 34.9Steel blue · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#517746
Analogous#534677, #77466A
Triadic#776C46, #46776C
Split complementary#6A7746, #467754
Tetradic#775446, #517746, #466A77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDB5D4
Lighter +30%#B795C1
Lighter +20%#A175AE
Lighter +10%#895997
Darker −10%#4F3357
Darker −20%#322037
Darker −30%#150D17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#792E8F
Less saturated −25%#5F5E5F

Channel breakdown

R108
G70
B119
Red108 (42.4%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue286.53°
Saturation (HSL)25.93%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 46 · B 77

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