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Recognised as Colour

#6C487B

  • #6C487B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C487B is a violet with RGB values 108, 72, 123 and HSL 282°, 26%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6C487B#6C487B
HEX#6C487B
RGBrgb(108, 72, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2824, 0.4824
RGB percentages42.4%, 28.2%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(282.4, 26.2%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 41.5%, 48.2%)
CMYK12.2%, 41.5%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,096,443
CSS custom property--colour: #6C487B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#93B784

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F547Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#48577Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6B4F5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.1Slate grey · ΔE 34.2Midnight blue · ΔE 34.2Steel blue · ΔE 34.6Medium purple · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#577B48
Analogous#53487B, #7B4871
Triadic#7B6C48, #487B6C
Split complementary#707B48, #487B53
Tetradic#7B5348, #577B48, #48717B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDB9D6
Lighter +30%#B799C3
Lighter +20%#A079B0
Lighter +10%#885B9B
Darker −10%#50355B
Darker −20%#34223B
Darker −30%#17101A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#763093
Less saturated −25%#626063

Channel breakdown

R108
G72
B123
Red108 (42.4%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue282.35°
Saturation (HSL)26.15%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 48 · B 7B

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