Colour

#6D42BE

#6D42BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#6D42BE is a violet with RGB values 109, 66, 190 and HSL 261°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6D42BE

RGBrgb(109, 66, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2588, 0.7451

RGB percentages42.7%, 25.9%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(260.8, 48.8%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 65.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK42.6%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,160,510

CSS custom property--colour: #6D42BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#92BD41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#575F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5 Medium purple · ΔE 20.1 Indigo · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93BE42

Analogous#4255BE, #AB42BE

Triadic#BE6D42, #42BE6D

Split complementary#BEAB42, #55BE42

Tetradic#BE4255, #93BE42, #42BEAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2DAF2

Lighter +30%#C5B4E5

Lighter +20%#A88ED8

Lighter +10%#8A68CB

Darker −10%#573499

Darker −20%#412773

Darker −30%#2C1A4D

Darker −40%#160D27

More saturated +25%#6322DE

Less saturated −25%#77629E

Channel breakdown

R109

G66

B190

Red109 (42.7%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue260.81°

Saturation (HSL)48.82%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 42 · B BE

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