Colour

#6C4BB2

#6C4BB2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#6C4BB2 is a violet with RGB values 108, 75, 178 and HSL 259°, 41%, 50%. 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#6C4BB2

RGBrgb(108, 75, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2941, 0.698

RGB percentages42.4%, 29.4%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(259.2, 40.7%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 57.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK39.3%, 57.9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,097,266

CSS custom property--colour: #6C4BB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#93B44D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1160B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Deuteranopia#205DB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5A6177no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.6 Medium purple · ΔE 14.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6 Royal blue · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91B24B

Analogous#4B5DB2, #A04BB2

Triadic#B26C4B, #4BB26C

Split complementary#B2A04B, #5DB24B

Tetradic#B24B5D, #91B24B, #4BB2A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1DAEF

Lighter +30%#C3B6E0

Lighter +20%#A692D1

Lighter +10%#896EC2

Darker −10%#563C8E

Darker −20%#402D6A

Darker −30%#2B1E46

Darker −40%#150F22

More saturated +25%#612BD2

Less saturated −25%#776B92

Channel breakdown

R108

G75

B178

Red108 (42.4%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue259.22°

Saturation (HSL)40.71%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 4B · B B2

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