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Recognised as Colour

#6D387B

  • #6D387B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6D387B is a violet with RGB values 109, 56, 123 and HSL 287°, 37%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6D387B#6D387B
HEX#6D387B
RGBrgb(109, 56, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2196, 0.4824
RGB percentages42.7%, 22%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(287.5, 37.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 54.5%, 48.2%)
CMYK11.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,157,883
CSS custom property--colour: #6D387B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#92C784

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B4A7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C4F79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6D4254no 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 text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Purple · ΔE 25.5Midnight blue · ΔE 27.3Dark magenta · ΔE 29.5Medium purple · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#467B38
Analogous#4B387B, #7B3868
Triadic#7B6D38, #387B6D
Split complementary#687B38, #387B4B
Tetradic#7B4B38, #467B38, #38687B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDA8D7
Lighter +30%#B985C7
Lighter +20%#A562B7
Lighter +10%#8C489E
Darker −10%#4E2858
Darker −20%#2F1835
Darker −30%#100812
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7A2291
Less saturated −25%#604E65

Channel breakdown

R109
G56
B123
Red109 (42.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue287.46°
Saturation (HSL)37.43%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 38 · B 7B

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