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Recognised as Colour

#6E3393

  • #6E3393
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6E3393 is a violet with RGB values 110, 51, 147 and HSL 277°, 48%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6E3393#6E3393
HEX#6E3393
RGBrgb(110, 51, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2, 0.5765
RGB percentages43.1%, 20%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(276.9, 48.5%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 65.3%, 57.6%)
CMYK25.2%, 65.3%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,222,163
CSS custom property--colour: #6E3393;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#91CC6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004C96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#265091no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#69465Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 4.8Purple · ΔE 17.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Indigo · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 4.8, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#589333
Analogous#3E3393, #933388
Triadic#936E33, #33936E
Split complementary#889333, #33933E
Tetradic#933E33, #589333, #338893

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFAFE3
Lighter +30%#B889D6
Lighter +20%#A263C9
Lighter +10%#8A40B9
Darker −10%#52266D
Darker −20%#351947
Darker −30%#190C21
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#741AAC
Less saturated −25%#684C7A

Channel breakdown

R110
G51
B147
Red110 (43.1%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue276.88°
Saturation (HSL)48.48%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 33 · B 93

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