Recognised as Colour

#6E5A7C

#6E5A7C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6E5A7C is a violet with RGB values 110, 90, 124 and HSL 275°, 16%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6E5A7C#6E5A7C

HEX#6E5A7C

RGBrgb(110, 90, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3529, 0.4863

RGB percentages43.1%, 35.3%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(275.3, 15.9%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 27.4%, 48.6%)

CMYK11.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,232,124

CSS custom property--colour: #6E5A7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#91A583

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55607Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#59627Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#6D5E66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Dim grey · ΔE 22.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Gray · ΔE 25.2 Steel blue · ΔE 27.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 21.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#687C5A

Analogous#5D5A7C, #7C5A79

Triadic#7C6E5A, #5A7C6E

Split complementary#797C5A, #5A7C5D

Tetradic#7C5D5A, #687C5A, #5A797C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2CAD8

Lighter +30%#BAACC3

Lighter +20%#A18FAD

Lighter +10%#887198

Darker −10%#54455E

Darker −20%#3A2F41

Darker −30%#1F1A23

Darker −40%#050406

More saturated +25%#733F97

Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R110

G90

B124

Red110 (43.1%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue275.29°

Saturation (HSL)15.89%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 5A · B 7C

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