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Recognised as Colour

#6E4776

  • #6E4776
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6E4776 is a violet with RGB values 110, 71, 118 and HSL 290°, 25%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6E4776#6E4776
HEX#6E4776
RGBrgb(110, 71, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2784, 0.4627
RGB percentages43.1%, 27.8%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(289.8, 24.9%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 39.8%, 46.3%)
CMYK6.8%, 39.8%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,227,254
CSS custom property--colour: #6E4776;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#91B889

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415278no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B5775no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6F4C59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.3Dim grey · ΔE 33.5Slate grey · ΔE 33.6Light slate grey · ΔE 35.1Steel blue · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F7647
Analogous#564776, #764767
Triadic#766E47, #47766E
Split complementary#677647, #477656
Tetradic#765647, #4F7647, #476776

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEB6D3
Lighter +30%#B996C0
Lighter +20%#A376AD
Lighter +10%#8C5A96
Darker −10%#503456
Darker −20%#332136
Darker −30%#150E16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E2F8E
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R110
G71
B118
Red110 (43.1%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue289.79°
Saturation (HSL)24.87%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 47 · B 76

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