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Recognised as Colour

#6E3380

  • #6E3380
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6E3380 is a violet with RGB values 110, 51, 128 and HSL 286°, 43%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6E3380#6E3380
HEX#6E3380
RGBrgb(110, 51, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2, 0.502
RGB percentages43.1%, 20%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(286, 43%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286, 60.2%, 50.2%)
CMYK14.1%, 60.2%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,222,144
CSS custom property--colour: #6E3380;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#91CC7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#204882no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#364E7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6E3F54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Purple · ΔE 20.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24.4Midnight blue · ΔE 24.8Indigo · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#458033
Analogous#473380, #80336C
Triadic#806E33, #33806E
Split complementary#6C8033, #338047
Tetradic#804733, #458033, #336C80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEA4DB
Lighter +30%#BA80CC
Lighter +20%#A75BBE
Lighter +10%#8D42A4
Darker −10%#4F245C
Darker −20%#2F1637
Darker −30%#100713
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7A1D96
Less saturated −25%#62496A

Channel breakdown

R110
G51
B128
Red110 (43.1%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue285.97°
Saturation (HSL)43.02%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 33 · B 80

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