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Colour

#6F48B7

  • #6F48B7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6F48B7 is a violet with RGB values 111, 72, 183 and HSL 261°, 44%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6F48B7#6F48B7
HEX#6F48B7
RGBrgb(111, 72, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.2824, 0.7176
RGB percentages43.5%, 28.2%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(261.1, 43.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 60.7%, 71.8%)
CMYK39.3%, 60.7%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,293,111
CSS custom property--colour: #6F48B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#90B748

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#125DB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5D6078no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.6Medium purple · ΔE 15.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90B748
Analogous#4859B7, #A648B7
Triadic#B76F48, #48B76F
Split complementary#B7A748, #58B748
Tetradic#B74859, #90B748, #48B7A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2DAF1
Lighter +30%#C5B6E2
Lighter +20%#A991D4
Lighter +10%#8C6DC5
Darker −10%#593A92
Darker −20%#432B6E
Darker −30%#2C1D49
Darker −40%#160E25
More saturated +25%#6628D7
Less saturated −25%#786897

Channel breakdown

R111
G72
B183
Red111 (43.5%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue261.08°
Saturation (HSL)43.53%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 48 · B B7

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