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Recognised as Colour

#6C4F72

  • #6C4F72
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C4F72 is a violet with RGB values 108, 79, 114 and HSL 290°, 18%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C4F72#6C4F72
HEX#6C4F72
RGBrgb(108, 79, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3098, 0.4471
RGB percentages42.4%, 31%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(289.7, 18.1%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 30.7%, 44.7%)
CMYK5.3%, 30.7%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,098,226
CSS custom property--colour: #6C4F72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7:1
Contrast with white7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#93B08D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B5773no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#525A71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6D535Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6Gray · ΔE 29Steel blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55724F
Analogous#5B4F72, #724F66
Triadic#726C4F, #4F726C
Split complementary#67724F, #4F725B
Tetradic#725B4F, #55724F, #4F6672

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDBCD1
Lighter +30%#B79EBC
Lighter +20%#A080A7
Lighter +10%#896490
Darker −10%#4F3A54
Darker −20%#332536
Darker −30%#161018
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7C378A
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R108
G79
B114
Red108 (42.4%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue289.71°
Saturation (HSL)18.13%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 4F · B 72

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