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Recognised as Colour

#6D407B

  • #6D407B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6D407B is a violet with RGB values 109, 64, 123 and HSL 286°, 32%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6D407B#6D407B
HEX#6D407B
RGBrgb(109, 64, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.251, 0.4824
RGB percentages42.7%, 25.1%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(285.8, 31.6%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 48%, 48.2%)
CMYK11.4%, 48%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,159,931
CSS custom property--colour: #6D407B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#92BF84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#364F7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#425379no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#6D4857no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9Midnight blue · ΔE 30.4Purple · ΔE 31Medium purple · ΔE 32.3Slate blue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E7B40
Analogous#50407B, #7B406B
Triadic#7B6D40, #407B6D
Split complementary#6C7B40, #407B4F
Tetradic#7B4F40, #4E7B40, #406B7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDB1D6
Lighter +30%#B88FC5
Lighter +20%#A36EB3
Lighter +10%#8B519D
Darker −10%#4F2F59
Darker −20%#321D38
Darker −30%#140C16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#792992
Less saturated −25%#615764

Channel breakdown

R109
G64
B123
Red109 (42.7%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue285.76°
Saturation (HSL)31.55%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 40 · B 7B

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