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Colour

#6C4698

  • #6C4698
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C4698 is a violet with RGB values 108, 70, 152 and HSL 268°, 37%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6C4698
RGBrgb(108, 70, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2745, 0.5961
RGB percentages42.4%, 27.5%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(267.8, 36.9%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.8, 53.9%, 59.6%)
CMYK28.9%, 53.9%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,095,960
CSS custom property--colour: #6C4698;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#93B967

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A589Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#355896no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#645568no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Midnight blue · ΔE 24.2Purple · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#729846
Analogous#464998, #954698
Triadic#986C46, #46986C
Split complementary#989546, #499846
Tetradic#984649, #729846, #469895

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4C5E5
Lighter +30%#BAA3D4
Lighter +20%#9F80C4
Lighter +10%#855DB4
Darker −10%#533675
Darker −20%#3A2652
Darker −30%#22162F
Darker −40%#09060C
More saturated +25%#6A2AB4
Less saturated −25%#6E627C

Channel breakdown

R108
G70
B152
Red108 (42.4%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue267.8°
Saturation (HSL)36.94%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 46 · B 98

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