Colour

#6F567C

#6F567C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6F567C is a violet with RGB values 111, 86, 124 and HSL 279°, 18%, 41%. 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 grey.

Colour values

#6F567C#6F567C

HEX#6F567C

RGBrgb(111, 86, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3373, 0.4863

RGB percentages43.5%, 33.7%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(279.5, 18.1%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 30.6%, 48.6%)

CMYK10.5%, 30.6%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,296,636

CSS custom property--colour: #6F567C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#90A983

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#505E7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#56607Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#6E5B64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Dim grey · ΔE 25.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6 Gray · ΔE 28.3 Steel blue · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 24.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#637C56

Analogous#5C567C, #7C5676

Triadic#7C6F56, #567C6F

Split complementary#767C56, #567C5C

Tetradic#7C5C56, #637C56, #56767C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2C6D8

Lighter +30%#BAA8C3

Lighter +20%#A28AAE

Lighter +10%#8A6C99

Darker −10%#54415E

Darker −20%#392C40

Darker −30%#1E1722

Darker −40%#030204

More saturated +25%#773C96

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R111

G86

B124

Red111 (43.5%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue279.47°

Saturation (HSL)18.1%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 56 · B 7C

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