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Colour

#6F4499

  • #6F4499
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6F4499 is a violet with RGB values 111, 68, 153 and HSL 270°, 38%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6F4499#6F4499
HEX#6F4499
RGBrgb(111, 68, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.2667, 0.6
RGB percentages43.5%, 26.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(270.4, 38.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 55.6%, 60%)
CMYK27.5%, 55.6%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,292,057
CSS custom property--colour: #6F4499;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#90BB66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26579Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#355897no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#685468no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 12Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Midnight blue · ΔE 24.1Purple · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E9944
Analogous#454499, #994499
Triadic#996F44, #44996F
Split complementary#989944, #449945
Tetradic#994544, #6E9944, #449899

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5C4E5
Lighter +30%#BBA1D5
Lighter +20%#A27EC5
Lighter +10%#895AB6
Darker −10%#553476
Darker −20%#3C2552
Darker −30%#22152F
Darker −40%#09050C
More saturated +25%#6F28B5
Less saturated −25%#6F607D

Channel breakdown

R111
G68
B153
Red111 (43.5%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue270.35°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 44 · B 99

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