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Recognised as Colour

#6E387D

  • #6E387D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6E387D is a violet with RGB values 110, 56, 125 and HSL 287°, 38%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6E387D#6E387D
HEX#6E387D
RGBrgb(110, 56, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2196, 0.4902
RGB percentages43.1%, 22%, 49%
HSLhsl(287, 38.1%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 55.2%, 49%)
CMYK12%, 55.2%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,223,421
CSS custom property--colour: #6E387D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#91C782

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A4A7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C507Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6E4255no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2Purple · ΔE 24.6Midnight blue · ΔE 26.9Dark magenta · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#477D38
Analogous#4C387D, #7D3869
Triadic#7D6E38, #387D6E
Split complementary#697D38, #387D4B
Tetradic#7D4B38, #477D38, #38697D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEA9D8
Lighter +30%#BA85C9
Lighter +20%#A662B9
Lighter +10%#8D48A0
Darker −10%#4F285A
Darker −20%#301837
Darker −30%#110913
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7B2194
Less saturated −25%#614F66

Channel breakdown

R110
G56
B125
Red110 (43.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue286.96°
Saturation (HSL)38.12%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 38 · B 7D

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