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Colour

#6F46C2

  • #6F46C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6F46C2 is a violet with RGB values 111, 70, 194 and HSL 260°, 50%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6F46C2#6F46C2
HEX#6F46C2
RGBrgb(111, 70, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.2745, 0.7608
RGB percentages43.5%, 27.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(259.8, 50.4%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 63.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK42.8%, 63.9%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,292,610
CSS custom property--colour: #6F46C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#90B93D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#58637Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.9Dark orchid · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99C246
Analogous#465BC2, #AD46C2
Triadic#C26F46, #46C26F
Split complementary#C2AD46, #5BC246
Tetradic#C2465B, #99C246, #46C2AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DFF5
Lighter +30%#C9B9E8
Lighter +20%#AB93DB
Lighter +10%#8D6CCF
Darker −10%#5835A0
Darker −20%#43287A
Darker −30%#2E1C53
Darker −40%#190F2D
More saturated +25%#6527E1
Less saturated −25%#7965A3

Channel breakdown

R111
G70
B194
Red111 (43.5%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue259.84°
Saturation (HSL)50.41%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 46 · B C2

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