Colour

#6D40BF

#6D40BF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#6D40BF is a violet with RGB values 109, 64, 191 and HSL 261°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6D40BF

RGBrgb(109, 64, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.251, 0.749

RGB percentages42.7%, 25.1%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(261.3, 49.8%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 66.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK42.9%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,159,999

CSS custom property--colour: #6D40BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#92BF40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#005ABCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#575E7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 13.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2 Indigo · ΔE 20.1 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#92BF40

Analogous#4053BF, #AC40BF

Triadic#BF6D40, #40BF6D

Split complementary#BFAD40, #52BF40

Tetradic#BF4053, #92BF40, #40BFAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E2D9F2

Lighter +30%#C5B3E5

Lighter +20%#A78CD9

Lighter +10%#8A66CC

Darker −10%#573399

Darker −20%#412673

Darker −30%#2C1A4C

Darker −40%#160D26

More saturated +25%#6420DF

Less saturated −25%#76609F

Channel breakdown

R109

G64

B191

Red109 (42.7%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue261.26°

Saturation (HSL)49.8%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 40 · B BF

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