Recognised as Colour

#6D4E77

#6D4E77
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6D4E77 is a violet with RGB values 109, 78, 119 and HSL 285°, 21%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6D4E77

RGBrgb(109, 78, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3059, 0.4667

RGB percentages42.7%, 30.6%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(285.4, 20.8%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 34.5%, 46.7%)

CMYK8.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,163,511

CSS custom property--colour: #6D4E77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#92B188

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#485779no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#505A76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6D535Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3 Slate grey · ΔE 28.6 Dim grey · ΔE 28.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3 Gray · ΔE 32 Steel blue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#58774E

Analogous#594E77, #774E6D

Triadic#776D4E, #4E776D

Split complementary#6D774E, #4E7759

Tetradic#77594E, #58774E, #4E6D77

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEBDD4

Lighter +30%#B89EC0

Lighter +20%#A180AB

Lighter +10%#896296

Darker −10%#513A58

Darker −20%#352639

Darker −30%#18111B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7A3590

Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R109

G78

B119

Red109 (42.7%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue285.37°

Saturation (HSL)20.81%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 4E · B 77

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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