Colour

#6D4579

#6D4579
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6D4579 is a violet with RGB values 109, 69, 121 and HSL 286°, 27%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6D4579

RGBrgb(109, 69, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2706, 0.4745

RGB percentages42.7%, 27.1%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(286.2, 27.4%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 43%, 47.5%)

CMYK9.9%, 43%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,161,209

CSS custom property--colour: #6D4579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#92BA86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D517Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#475577no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Tritanopia#6D4C59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.7 Medium purple · ΔE 34.8 Purple · ΔE 35.3 Slate grey · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#517945

Analogous#534579, #79456B

Triadic#796D45, #45796D

Split complementary#6B7945, #457953

Tetradic#795345, #517945, #456B79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEB5D5

Lighter +30%#B895C2

Lighter +20%#A274B0

Lighter +10%#8A5899

Darker −10%#503259

Darker −20%#322038

Darker −30%#150D18

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7A2D91

Less saturated −25%#605D61

Channel breakdown

R109

G69

B121

Red109 (42.7%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue286.15°

Saturation (HSL)27.37%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 45 · B 79

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