Recognised as Colour

#6D43C3

#6D43C3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#6D43C3 is a violet with RGB values 109, 67, 195 and HSL 260°, 52%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6D43C3

RGBrgb(109, 67, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2627, 0.7647

RGB percentages42.7%, 26.3%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(259.7, 51.6%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 65.6%, 76.5%)

CMYK44.1%, 65.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,160,771

CSS custom property--colour: #6D43C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#92BC3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#005CC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#55617Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6 Medium purple · ΔE 21 Indigo · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99C343

Analogous#4359C3, #AD43C3

Triadic#C36D43, #43C36D

Split complementary#C3AD43, #59C343

Tetradic#C34359, #99C343, #43C3AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5DEF4

Lighter +30%#C7B7E8

Lighter +20%#A990DC

Lighter +10%#8B6ACF

Darker −10%#5733A0

Darker −20%#422779

Darker −30%#2D1A53

Darker −40%#180E2C

More saturated +25%#6224E2

Less saturated −25%#7862A4

Channel breakdown

R109

G67

B195

Red109 (42.7%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue259.69°

Saturation (HSL)51.61%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 43 · B C3

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Colour harmonies

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