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Recognised as Colour

#6F5890

  • #6F5890
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6F5890 is a violet with RGB values 111, 88, 144 and HSL 265°, 24%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6F5890#6F5890
HEX#6F5890
RGBrgb(111, 88, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3451, 0.5647
RGB percentages43.5%, 34.5%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(264.6, 24.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.6, 38.9%, 56.5%)
CMYK22.9%, 38.9%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,297,168
CSS custom property--colour: #6F5890;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#90A76F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B6292no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F628Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#69616Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.4Slate grey · ΔE 31.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#799058
Analogous#585D90, #8B5890
Triadic#906F58, #58906F
Split complementary#908B58, #5D9058
Tetradic#90585D, #799058, #58908B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D1E3
Lighter +30%#BEB1D0
Lighter +20%#A392BC
Lighter +10%#8972A9
Darker −10%#574570
Darker −20%#3E3151
Darker −30%#261E31
Darker −40%#0D0B11
More saturated +25%#6A3BAD
Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R111
G88
B144
Red111 (43.5%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue264.64°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 58 · B 90

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