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Recognised as Colour

#6E4493

  • #6E4493
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6E4493 is a violet with RGB values 110, 68, 147 and HSL 272°, 37%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6E4493#6E4493
HEX#6E4493
RGBrgb(110, 68, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2667, 0.5765
RGB percentages43.1%, 26.7%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(271.9, 36.7%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 53.7%, 57.6%)
CMYK25.2%, 53.7%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,226,515
CSS custom property--colour: #6E4493;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#91BB6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C5696no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#395791no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#685265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Midnight blue · ΔE 24.8Purple · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#699344
Analogous#464493, #934491
Triadic#936E44, #44936E
Split complementary#909344, #449347
Tetradic#934744, #699344, #449193

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3C1E2
Lighter +30%#BA9ED2
Lighter +20%#A17BC2
Lighter +10%#8858B2
Darker −10%#543470
Darker −20%#3A244D
Darker −30%#20142A
Darker −40%#060308
More saturated +25%#7029AE
Less saturated −25%#6C5F78

Channel breakdown

R110
G68
B147
Red110 (43.1%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue271.9°
Saturation (HSL)36.74%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 44 · B 93

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