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Colour

#6F3287

  • #6F3287
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6F3287 is a violet with RGB values 111, 50, 135 and HSL 283°, 46%, 36%. 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

#6F3287#6F3287
HEX#6F3287
RGBrgb(111, 50, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1961, 0.5294
RGB percentages43.5%, 19.6%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(283.1, 45.9%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 63%, 52.9%)
CMYK17.8%, 63%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,287,431
CSS custom property--colour: #6F3287;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#90CD78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#16498Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#314F85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6D4157no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.4Purple · ΔE 17.9Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4Indigo · ΔE 23.4Midnight blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A8732
Analogous#443287, #873275
Triadic#876F32, #32876F
Split complementary#748732, #328745
Tetradic#874532, #4A8732, #327587

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFA7DE
Lighter +30%#BA81D1
Lighter +20%#A65CC3
Lighter +10%#8E40AC
Darker −10%#502462
Darker −20%#32163D
Darker −30%#130917
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#791B9E
Less saturated −25%#654970

Channel breakdown

R111
G50
B135
Red111 (43.5%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue283.06°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 32 · B 87

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