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Colour

#6F38B7

  • #6F38B7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6F38B7 is a violet with RGB values 111, 56, 183 and HSL 266°, 53%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6F38B7#6F38B7
HEX#6F38B7
RGBrgb(111, 56, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.2196, 0.7176
RGB percentages43.5%, 22%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(266, 53.1%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266, 69.4%, 71.8%)
CMYK39.3%, 69.4%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,289,015
CSS custom property--colour: #6F38B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#90C748

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5E5773no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6Indigo · ΔE 17.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80B738
Analogous#3840B7, #AF38B7
Triadic#B76F38, #38B76F
Split complementary#B7AE38, #40B738
Tetradic#B73840, #80B738, #38B7AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBCCEF
Lighter +30%#C0A5E3
Lighter +20%#A47ED7
Lighter +10%#8957CB
Darker −10%#572C90
Darker −20%#402069
Darker −30%#281442
Darker −40%#10081B
More saturated +25%#6B1AD5
Less saturated −25%#735699

Channel breakdown

R111
G56
B183
Red111 (43.5%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue265.98°
Saturation (HSL)53.14%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 38 · B B7

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