Colour

#6E457E

#6E457E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6E457E is a violet with RGB values 110, 69, 126 and HSL 283°, 29%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6E457E

RGBrgb(110, 69, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2706, 0.4941

RGB percentages43.1%, 27.1%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(283.2, 29.2%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 45.2%, 49.4%)

CMYK12.7%, 45.2%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,226,750

CSS custom property--colour: #6E457E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.46:1

Contrast with white7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#91BA81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B5280no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#46567Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#6D4D5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 31.8 Medium purple · ΔE 32.2 Purple · ΔE 33.1 Slate blue · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#557E45

Analogous#51457E, #7E4572

Triadic#7E6E45, #457E6E

Split complementary#727E45, #457E51

Tetradic#7E5145, #557E45, #45727E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CFB7D8

Lighter +30%#B896C6

Lighter +20%#A275B4

Lighter +10%#8B579F

Darker −10%#51335D

Darker −20%#34213C

Darker −30%#180F1B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#792D96

Less saturated −25%#635D66

Channel breakdown

R110

G69

B126

Red110 (43.1%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue283.16°

Saturation (HSL)29.23%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 45 · B 7E

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