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Recognised as Colour

#6D5490

  • #6D5490
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6D5490 is a violet with RGB values 109, 84, 144 and HSL 265°, 26%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6D5490#6D5490
HEX#6D5490
RGBrgb(109, 84, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3294, 0.5647
RGB percentages42.7%, 32.9%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(265, 26.3%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265, 41.7%, 56.5%)
CMYK24.3%, 41.7%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,165,072
CSS custom property--colour: #6D5490;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#92AB6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#455F92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A5F8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#675E6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Steel blue · ΔE 30Slate blue · ΔE 31.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#779054
Analogous#545990, #8B5490
Triadic#906D54, #54906D
Split complementary#908B54, #599054
Tetradic#905459, #779054, #54908B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6CEE2
Lighter +30%#BCAECF
Lighter +20%#A18DBD
Lighter +10%#866DAA
Darker −10%#554170
Darker −20%#3C2E50
Darker −30%#241C2F
Darker −40%#0B090F
More saturated +25%#6837AC
Less saturated −25%#727074

Channel breakdown

R109
G84
B144
Red109 (42.7%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue265°
Saturation (HSL)26.32%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 54 · B 90

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