Colour

#6F5E93

#6F5E93
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6F5E93 is a violet with RGB values 111, 94, 147 and HSL 259°, 22%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6F5E93

RGBrgb(111, 94, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3686, 0.5765

RGB percentages43.5%, 36.9%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(259.2, 22%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 36.1%, 57.6%)

CMYK24.5%, 36.1%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,298,707

CSS custom property--colour: #6F5E93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#90A16C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#516795no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#546692no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#686772no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3 Steel blue · ΔE 25 Slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.6 Medium purple · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82935E

Analogous#5E6893, #895E93

Triadic#936F5E, #5E936F

Split complementary#938A5E, #67935E

Tetradic#935E68, #82935E, #5E9389

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCD7E6

Lighter +30%#C0B8D2

Lighter +20%#A599BE

Lighter +10%#897AAA

Darker −10%#584A74

Darker −20%#403655

Darker −30%#292236

Darker −40%#110E17

More saturated +25%#6440B1

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R111

G94

B147

Red111 (43.5%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue259.25°

Saturation (HSL)21.99%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 5E · B 93

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