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Colour

#6F518C

  • #6F518C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6F518C is a violet with RGB values 111, 81, 140 and HSL 271°, 27%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6F518C#6F518C
HEX#6F518C
RGBrgb(111, 81, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3176, 0.549
RGB percentages43.5%, 31.8%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(270.5, 26.7%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 42.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK20.7%, 42.1%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,295,372
CSS custom property--colour: #6F518C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#90AE73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#445D8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B5E8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6B5A68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.2Steel blue · ΔE 31.8Slate blue · ΔE 32.2Midnight blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E8C51
Analogous#52518C, #8C518B
Triadic#8C6F51, #518C6F
Split complementary#8B8C51, #518C52
Tetradic#8C5251, #6E8C51, #518B8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5C9E0
Lighter +30%#BBA9CD
Lighter +20%#A289BA
Lighter +10%#8968A8
Darker −10%#553E6C
Darker −20%#3C2C4B
Darker −30%#22192B
Darker −40%#09060B
More saturated +25%#6F35A8
Less saturated −25%#6F6D70

Channel breakdown

R111
G81
B140
Red111 (43.5%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue270.51°
Saturation (HSL)26.7%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 51 · B 8C

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