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Recognised as Colour

#6D35AA

  • #6D35AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6D35AA is a violet with RGB values 109, 53, 170 and HSL 269°, 52%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6D35AA#6D35AA
HEX#6D35AA
RGBrgb(109, 53, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2078, 0.6667
RGB percentages42.7%, 20.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(268.7, 52.5%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.7, 68.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK35.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,157,162
CSS custom property--colour: #6D35AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#92CA55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#60506Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.2Indigo · ΔE 15.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4Purple · ΔE 21Dark magenta · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72AA35
Analogous#3537AA, #A835AA
Triadic#AA6D35, #35AA6D
Split complementary#AAA835, #37AA35
Tetradic#AA3537, #72AA35, #35AAA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5C0EB
Lighter +30%#BA99DF
Lighter +20%#A072D3
Lighter +10%#864BC7
Darker −10%#542983
Darker −20%#3B1D5C
Darker −30%#221135
Darker −40%#09050E
More saturated +25%#6C19C6
Less saturated −25%#6E518E

Channel breakdown

R109
G53
B170
Red109 (42.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue268.72°
Saturation (HSL)52.47%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 35 · B AA

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