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Recognised as Colour

#6D469E

  • #6D469E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6D469E is a violet with RGB values 109, 70, 158 and HSL 267°, 39%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6D469E#6D469E
HEX#6D469E
RGBrgb(109, 70, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2745, 0.6196
RGB percentages42.7%, 27.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(266.6, 38.6%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.6, 55.7%, 62%)
CMYK31%, 55.7%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,161,502
CSS custom property--colour: #6D469E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#92B961

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2459A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#31599Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#64576Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.7Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 18.9Midnight blue · ΔE 23.7Purple · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#779E46
Analogous#464B9E, #99469E
Triadic#9E6D46, #469E6D
Split complementary#9E9946, #4B9E46
Tetradic#9E464B, #779E46, #469E99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6C9E7
Lighter +30%#BCA6D7
Lighter +20%#A182C8
Lighter +10%#865FB8
Darker −10%#55367B
Darker −20%#3C2757
Darker −30%#241734
Darker −40%#0B0711
More saturated +25%#6A2ABB
Less saturated −25%#706382

Channel breakdown

R109
G70
B158
Red109 (42.7%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue266.59°
Saturation (HSL)38.6%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 46 · B 9E

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