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Recognised as Colour

#6C5075

  • #6C5075
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C5075 is a violet with RGB values 108, 80, 117 and HSL 285°, 19%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C5075#6C5075
HEX#6C5075
RGBrgb(108, 80, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3137, 0.4588
RGB percentages42.4%, 31.4%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(285.4, 18.8%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 31.6%, 45.9%)
CMYK7.7%, 31.6%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,098,485
CSS custom property--colour: #6C5075;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#93AF8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B5876no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#525B74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6C545Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.9Slate grey · ΔE 26.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Gray · ΔE 29.5Steel blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#597550
Analogous#5A5075, #75506B
Triadic#756C50, #50756C
Split complementary#6B7550, #50755A
Tetradic#755A50, #597550, #506B75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEBED3
Lighter +30%#B7A0BE
Lighter +20%#A082A9
Lighter +10%#886593
Darker −10%#503B57
Darker −20%#342738
Darker −30%#18121A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#79378E
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R108
G80
B117
Red108 (42.4%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue285.41°
Saturation (HSL)18.78%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 50 · B 75

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