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Colour

#6E5D73

  • #6E5D73
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6E5D73 is a violet with RGB values 110, 93, 115 and HSL 286°, 11%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6E5D73#6E5D73
HEX#6E5D73
RGBrgb(110, 93, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3647, 0.451
RGB percentages43.1%, 36.5%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(286.4, 10.6%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 19.1%, 45.1%)
CMYK4.3%, 19.1%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,232,883
CSS custom property--colour: #6E5D73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#91A28C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B6274no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E6372no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6E5F64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Gray · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 26Rosy brown · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62735D
Analogous#635D73, #735D6D
Triadic#736E5D, #5D736E
Split complementary#6D735D, #5D7363
Tetradic#73635D, #62735D, #5D6D73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1C9D3
Lighter +30%#B9ADBC
Lighter +20%#A190A6
Lighter +10%#89748F
Darker −10%#534657
Darker −20%#382F3B
Darker −30%#1D191E
Darker −40%#020202
More saturated +25%#7C438D
Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R110
G93
B115
Red110 (43.1%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue286.36°
Saturation (HSL)10.58%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 5D · B 73

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