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Recognised as Colour

#6D3886

  • #6D3886
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6D3886 is a violet with RGB values 109, 56, 134 and HSL 281°, 41%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6D3886#6D3886
HEX#6D3886
RGBrgb(109, 56, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2196, 0.5255
RGB percentages42.7%, 22%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(280.8, 41.1%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 58.2%, 52.5%)
CMYK18.7%, 58.2%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,157,894
CSS custom property--colour: #6D3886;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#92C779

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#224C89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#355084no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6B4559no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.9Purple · ΔE 22Midnight blue · ΔE 24Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#518638
Analogous#463886, #863878
Triadic#866D38, #38866D
Split complementary#788638, #388646
Tetradic#864638, #518638, #387886

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEADDD
Lighter +30%#B889CE
Lighter +20%#A265BF
Lighter +10%#8A47AA
Darker −10%#502962
Darker −20%#321A3E
Darker −30%#150B1A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#76209E
Less saturated −25%#64506E

Channel breakdown

R109
G56
B134
Red109 (42.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue280.77°
Saturation (HSL)41.05%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 38 · B 86

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