Recognised as Colour

#6C538F

#6C538F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6C538F is a violet with RGB values 108, 83, 143 and HSL 265°, 27%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6C538F

RGBrgb(108, 83, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3255, 0.5608

RGB percentages42.4%, 32.5%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(265, 26.5%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265, 42%, 56.1%)

CMYK24.5%, 42%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,099,279

CSS custom property--colour: #6C538F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#93AC70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#445E91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#495F8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#665D6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3 Medium purple · ΔE 28.7 Steel blue · ΔE 30.2 Slate blue · ΔE 31.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#768F53

Analogous#53588F, #8A538F

Triadic#8F6C53, #538F6C

Split complementary#8F8A53, #588F53

Tetradic#8F5358, #768F53, #538F8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5CCE2

Lighter +30%#BBACCF

Lighter +20%#A08CBC

Lighter +10%#856CA9

Darker −10%#54406F

Darker −20%#3B2E4E

Darker −30%#231B2E

Darker −40%#0B080E

More saturated +25%#6737AB

Less saturated −25%#716F73

Channel breakdown

R108

G83

B143

Red108 (42.4%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue265°

Saturation (HSL)26.55%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 53 · B 8F

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