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Recognised as Colour

#6F299B

  • #6F299B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6F299B is a violet with RGB values 111, 41, 155 and HSL 277°, 58%, 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

#6F299B#6F299B
HEX#6F299B
RGBrgb(111, 41, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1608, 0.6078
RGB percentages43.5%, 16.1%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(276.8, 58.2%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.8, 73.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK28.4%, 73.5%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,285,147
CSS custom property--colour: #6F299B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#90D664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004A9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#094D99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#68435Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 7.4Indigo · ΔE 13Purple · ΔE 15.5Dark magenta · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 21Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#559B29
Analogous#36299B, #9B298E
Triadic#9B6F29, #299B6F
Split complementary#8E9B29, #299B36
Tetradic#9B3629, #559B29, #298E9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFA8E8
Lighter +30%#B980DD
Lighter +20%#A357D3
Lighter +10%#8C34C3
Darker −10%#521E73
Darker −20%#35144A
Darker −30%#180922
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7511B3
Less saturated −25%#694283

Channel breakdown

R111
G41
B155
Red111 (43.5%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue276.84°
Saturation (HSL)58.16%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 29 · B 9B

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