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Recognised as Colour

#6D4386

  • #6D4386
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6D4386 is a violet with RGB values 109, 67, 134 and HSL 278°, 33%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6D4386#6D4386
HEX#6D4386
RGBrgb(109, 67, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2627, 0.5255
RGB percentages42.7%, 26.3%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(277.6, 33.3%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 50%, 52.5%)
CMYK18.7%, 50%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,160,710
CSS custom property--colour: #6D4386;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#92BC79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#335288no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F5584no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6A4E5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6Midnight blue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Purple · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C8643
Analogous#4B4386, #86437E
Triadic#866D43, #43866D
Split complementary#7E8643, #43864B
Tetradic#864B43, #5C8643, #437E86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFB9DC
Lighter +30%#B897CB
Lighter +20%#A075BA
Lighter +10%#8954A8
Darker −10%#513264
Darker −20%#362142
Darker −30%#1A1020
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#732A9F
Less saturated −25%#675C6D

Channel breakdown

R109
G67
B134
Red109 (42.7%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue277.61°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 43 · B 86

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