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Recognised as Colour

#6C5873

  • #6C5873
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C5873 is a violet with RGB values 108, 88, 115 and HSL 284°, 13%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C5873#6C5873
HEX#6C5873
RGBrgb(108, 88, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3451, 0.451
RGB percentages42.4%, 34.5%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(284.4, 13.3%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 23.5%, 45.1%)
CMYK6.1%, 23.5%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,100,531
CSS custom property--colour: #6C5873;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#93A78C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#555E74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#596072no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6C5B61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 20.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Gray · ΔE 22.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2Steel blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F7358
Analogous#5F5873, #73586C
Triadic#736C58, #58736C
Split complementary#6D7358, #58735F
Tetradic#735F58, #5F7358, #586D73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFC5D2
Lighter +30%#B7A8BC
Lighter +20%#9F8BA6
Lighter +10%#876E90
Darker −10%#514256
Darker −20%#362C39
Darker −30%#1B161C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#783F8C
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R108
G88
B115
Red108 (42.4%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue284.44°
Saturation (HSL)13.3%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 58 · B 73

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