Colour

#6F538B

#6F538B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6F538B is a violet with RGB values 111, 83, 139 and HSL 270°, 25%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6F538B

RGBrgb(111, 83, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3255, 0.5451

RGB percentages43.5%, 32.5%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(270, 25.2%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 40.3%, 54.5%)

CMYK20.1%, 40.3%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,295,883

CSS custom property--colour: #6F538B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.7 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#5D5D5D

Inverted#90AC74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#475E8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D5F89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Tritanopia#6B5C68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.2 Steel blue · ΔE 30.5 Medium purple · ΔE 30.6 Slate grey · ΔE 32.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6F8B53

Analogous#53538B, #8B538B

Triadic#8B6F53, #538B6F

Split complementary#8B8B53, #538B53

Tetradic#8B5353, #6F8B53, #538B8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5CAE0

Lighter +30%#BCAACD

Lighter +20%#A28BB9

Lighter +10%#896BA6

Darker −10%#56406B

Darker −20%#3C2D4B

Darker −30%#231A2B

Darker −40%#09070B

More saturated +25%#6F37A7

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R111

G83

B139

Red111 (43.5%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)25.23%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 53 · B 8B

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Colour values

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