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Recognised as Colour

#6D247E

  • #6D247E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6D247E is a violet with RGB values 109, 36, 126 and HSL 289°, 56%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6D247E#6D247E
HEX#6D247E
RGBrgb(109, 36, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.1412, 0.4941
RGB percentages42.7%, 14.1%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(288.7, 55.6%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 71.4%, 49.4%)
CMYK13.5%, 71.4%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,152,766
CSS custom property--colour: #6D247E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#92DB81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004181no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B487Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6D354Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12Purple · ΔE 13.5Dark magenta · ΔE 17.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Indigo · ΔE 20.5Midnight blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#357E24
Analogous#40247E, #7E2462
Triadic#7E6D24, #247E6D
Split complementary#627E24, #247E40
Tetradic#7E4024, #357E24, #24627E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D08FDF
Lighter +30%#BF67D4
Lighter +20%#AF40C8
Lighter +10%#8F2FA6
Darker −10%#4B1956
Darker −20%#280D2F
Darker −30%#060207
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7A1092
Less saturated −25%#60386A

Channel breakdown

R109
G36
B126
Red109 (42.7%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue288.67°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 24 · B 7E

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