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Recognised as Colour

#6F289C

  • #6F289C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6F289C is a violet with RGB values 111, 40, 156 and HSL 277°, 59%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6F289C#6F289C
HEX#6F289C
RGBrgb(111, 40, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1569, 0.6118
RGB percentages43.5%, 15.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(276.7, 59.2%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 74.4%, 61.2%)
CMYK28.8%, 74.4%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,284,892
CSS custom property--colour: #6F289C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#90D763

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004A9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#034D9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#684360no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.2Indigo · ΔE 12.6Purple · ΔE 15.7Dark magenta · ΔE 16.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#559C28
Analogous#35289C, #9C288F
Triadic#9C6F28, #289C6F
Split complementary#8F9C28, #289C35
Tetradic#9C3528, #559C28, #288F9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFA7E9
Lighter +30%#B97FDE
Lighter +20%#A356D4
Lighter +10%#8C32C5
Darker −10%#521E73
Darker −20%#35134B
Darker −30%#180922
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7410B5
Less saturated −25%#6A4184

Channel breakdown

R111
G40
B156
Red111 (43.5%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue276.72°
Saturation (HSL)59.18%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 28 · B 9C

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