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Colour

#6D457E

  • #6D457E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6D457E is a violet with RGB values 109, 69, 126 and HSL 282°, 29%, 38%. 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

#6D457E#6D457E
HEX#6D457E
RGBrgb(109, 69, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2706, 0.4941
RGB percentages42.7%, 27.1%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(282.1, 29.2%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 45.2%, 49.4%)
CMYK13.5%, 45.2%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,161,214
CSS custom property--colour: #6D457E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#92BA81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B5280no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#45567Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6C4D5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4Midnight blue · ΔE 31.6Medium purple · ΔE 32.2Purple · ΔE 33.4Slate blue · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#567E45
Analogous#50457E, #7E4573
Triadic#7E6D45, #457E6D
Split complementary#737E45, #457E50
Tetradic#7E5045, #567E45, #45737E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEB7D8
Lighter +30%#B896C6
Lighter +20%#A175B4
Lighter +10%#8A579F
Darker −10%#50335D
Darker −20%#34213C
Darker −30%#170F1B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#772D96
Less saturated −25%#635D66

Channel breakdown

R109
G69
B126
Red109 (42.7%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue282.11°
Saturation (HSL)29.23%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 45 · B 7E

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