Colour

#6D587F

#6D587F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6D587F is a violet with RGB values 109, 88, 127 and HSL 272°, 18%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D587F

RGBrgb(109, 88, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3451, 0.498

RGB percentages42.7%, 34.5%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(272.3, 18.1%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 30.7%, 49.8%)

CMYK14.2%, 30.7%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,166,079

CSS custom property--colour: #6D587F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#92A780

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515F81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#55617Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#6B5D66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Dim grey · ΔE 25.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1 Steel blue · ΔE 27.4 Gray · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 23.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A7F58

Analogous#5A587F, #7F587D

Triadic#7F6D58, #587F6D

Split complementary#7E7F58, #587F5A

Tetradic#7F5A58, #6A7F58, #587D7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2C9DA

Lighter +30%#B9ABC5

Lighter +20%#A08DB0

Lighter +10%#876F9B

Darker −10%#534361

Darker −20%#392E43

Darker −30%#1F1925

Darker −40%#060506

More saturated +25%#6F3D9A

Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R109

G88

B127

Red109 (42.7%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue272.31°

Saturation (HSL)18.14%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 58 · B 7F

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