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Recognised as Colour

#6F5491

  • #6F5491
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6F5491 is a violet with RGB values 111, 84, 145 and HSL 267°, 27%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6F5491#6F5491
HEX#6F5491
RGBrgb(111, 84, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3294, 0.5686
RGB percentages43.5%, 32.9%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(266.6, 26.6%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.6, 42.1%, 56.9%)
CMYK23.4%, 42.1%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,296,145
CSS custom property--colour: #6F5491;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#90AB6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456093no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B608Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#695E6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.7Slate blue · ΔE 30.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#769154
Analogous#545791, #8D5491
Triadic#916F54, #54916F
Split complementary#918D54, #579154
Tetradic#915458, #769154, #54918E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7CEE3
Lighter +30%#BDAED0
Lighter +20%#A38EBD
Lighter +10%#886DAB
Darker −10%#564171
Darker −20%#3E2F50
Darker −30%#251C30
Darker −40%#0C0910
More saturated +25%#6C37AE
Less saturated −25%#727174

Channel breakdown

R111
G84
B145
Red111 (43.5%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue266.56°
Saturation (HSL)26.64%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 54 · B 91

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