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Recognised as Colour

#6E5785

  • #6E5785
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6E5785 is a violet with RGB values 110, 87, 133 and HSL 270°, 21%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6E5785#6E5785
HEX#6E5785
RGBrgb(110, 87, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3412, 0.5216
RGB percentages43.1%, 34.1%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(270, 20.9%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 34.6%, 52.2%)
CMYK17.3%, 34.6%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,231,365
CSS custom property--colour: #6E5785;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#91A87A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E6087no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#536184no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6B5E68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Slate grey · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Dim grey · ΔE 29.5Gray · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E8557
Analogous#575785, #855785
Triadic#856E57, #57856E
Split complementary#858557, #578557
Tetradic#855757, #6E8557, #578585

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4CBDD
Lighter +30%#BBACC9
Lighter +20%#A18DB5
Lighter +10%#886FA0
Darker −10%#554366
Darker −20%#3B2F47
Darker −30%#221A29
Darker −40%#08060A
More saturated +25%#6E3CA1
Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R110
G87
B133
Red110 (43.1%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)20.91%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 57 · B 85

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