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Recognised as Colour

#6F3788

  • #6F3788
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6F3788 is a violet with RGB values 111, 55, 136 and HSL 281°, 42%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6F3788#6F3788
HEX#6F3788
RGBrgb(111, 55, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.2157, 0.5333
RGB percentages43.5%, 21.6%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(281.5, 42.4%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 59.6%, 53.3%)
CMYK18.4%, 59.6%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,288,712
CSS custom property--colour: #6F3788;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#90C877

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F4C8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#355186no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6D455Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.8Purple · ΔE 20.5Dark magenta · ΔE 23.9Midnight blue · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#508837
Analogous#473788, #883778
Triadic#886F37, #37886F
Split complementary#788837, #378847
Tetradic#884737, #508837, #377888

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFADDE
Lighter +30%#B989CF
Lighter +20%#A464C1
Lighter +10%#8D46AC
Darker −10%#512864
Darker −20%#341A3F
Darker −30%#160B1B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#781FA0
Less saturated −25%#664F70

Channel breakdown

R111
G55
B136
Red111 (43.5%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue281.48°
Saturation (HSL)42.41%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 37 · B 88

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