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Recognised as Colour

#6D57AF

  • #6D57AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6D57AF is a violet with RGB values 109, 87, 175 and HSL 255°, 35%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6D57AF#6D57AF
HEX#6D57AF
RGBrgb(109, 87, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3412, 0.6863
RGB percentages42.7%, 34.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(255, 35.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 50.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK37.7%, 50.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,165,871
CSS custom property--colour: #6D57AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#92A850

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3567B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3964ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5C697Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 15.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 22Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99AF57
Analogous#576DAF, #9957AF
Triadic#AF6D57, #57AF6D
Split complementary#AF9957, #6DAF57
Tetradic#AF576D, #99AF57, #57AF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E1F1
Lighter +30%#C7BFE0
Lighter +20%#A99CD0
Lighter +10%#8B7ABF
Darker −10%#57448F
Darker −20%#42346C
Darker −30%#2D234A
Darker −40%#181327
More saturated +25%#5D38CE
Less saturated −25%#7C7690

Channel breakdown

R109
G87
B175
Red109 (42.7%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)35.48%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 57 · B AF

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