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Recognised as Colour

#6D6389

  • #6D6389
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6D6389 is a violet with RGB values 109, 99, 137 and HSL 256°, 16%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6D6389#6D6389
HEX#6D6389
RGBrgb(109, 99, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3882, 0.5373
RGB percentages42.7%, 38.8%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(255.8, 16.1%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 27.7%, 53.7%)
CMYK20.4%, 27.7%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,168,905
CSS custom property--colour: #6D6389;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#929C76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A698Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C6888no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#686970no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Dim grey · ΔE 23.2Gray · ΔE 25Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F8963
Analogous#636C89, #806389
Triadic#896D63, #63896D
Split complementary#898063, #6C8963
Tetradic#89636C, #7F8963, #638980

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D6E2
Lighter +30%#BEB9CC
Lighter +20%#A29BB7
Lighter +10%#877EA1
Darker −10%#554E6B
Darker −20%#3E384E
Darker −30%#262330
Darker −40%#0F0D13
More saturated +25%#5F46A6
Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R109
G99
B137
Red109 (42.7%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue255.79°
Saturation (HSL)16.1%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 63 · B 89

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