Colour

#6F2185

#6F2185
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6F2185 is a violet with RGB values 111, 33, 133 and HSL 287°, 60%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6F2185

RGBrgb(111, 33, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1294, 0.5216

RGB percentages43.5%, 12.9%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(286.8, 60.2%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.8, 75.2%, 52.2%)

CMYK16.5%, 75.2%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,283,077

CSS custom property--colour: #6F2185;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#90DE7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004188no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#244983no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original

Tritanopia#6E3651no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.9 Purple · ΔE 10.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.3 Indigo · ΔE 16.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#378521

Analogous#3D2185, #852169

Triadic#856F21, #21856F

Split complementary#698521, #21853D

Tetradic#853D21, #378521, #216985

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D18FE3

Lighter +30%#C066D9

Lighter +20%#AF3DCF

Lighter +10%#912BAE

Darker −10%#4D175C

Darker −20%#2B0D33

Darker −30%#09030A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7B0C9A

Less saturated −25%#633670

Channel breakdown

R111

G33

B133

Red111 (43.5%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue286.8°

Saturation (HSL)60.24%

Lightness32.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 21 · B 85

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