Colour

#6D6174

#6D6174
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D6174 is a violet with RGB values 109, 97, 116 and HSL 278°, 9%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D6174

RGBrgb(109, 97, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3804, 0.4549

RGB percentages42.7%, 38%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(277.9, 8.9%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 16.4%, 45.5%)

CMYK6%, 16.4%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,168,372

CSS custom property--colour: #6D6174;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#929E8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F6575no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#616673no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6D6367no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.6 Slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Gray · ΔE 16.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#687461

Analogous#636174, #746172

Triadic#746D61, #61746D

Split complementary#727461, #617463

Tetradic#746461, #687461, #617274

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2CCD5

Lighter +30%#B9B1BD

Lighter +20%#A095A6

Lighter +10%#87798F

Darker −10%#534A58

Darker −20%#39333C

Darker −30%#1F1B21

Darker −40%#050405

More saturated +25%#74468F

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R109

G97

B116

Red109 (42.7%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue277.89°

Saturation (HSL)8.92%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 61 · B 74

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