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Recognised as Colour

#6C5A71

  • #6C5A71
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C5A71 is a violet with RGB values 108, 90, 113 and HSL 287°, 11%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C5A71#6C5A71
HEX#6C5A71
RGBrgb(108, 90, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3529, 0.4431
RGB percentages42.4%, 35.3%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(287, 11.3%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 20.4%, 44.3%)
CMYK4.4%, 20.4%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,101,041
CSS custom property--colour: #6C5A71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#93A58E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585F72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6170no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6C5C62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Gray · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.3Rosy brown · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F715A
Analogous#615A71, #715A6A
Triadic#716C5A, #5A716C
Split complementary#6B715A, #5A7161
Tetradic#71615A, #5F715A, #5A6A71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFC6D1
Lighter +30%#B7A9BB
Lighter +20%#9F8DA4
Lighter +10%#87718D
Darker −10%#514355
Darker −20%#362D38
Darker −30%#1B161C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7A418A
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R108
G90
B113
Red108 (42.4%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue286.96°
Saturation (HSL)11.33%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 5A · B 71

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