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Recognised as Colour

#6F6174

  • #6F6174
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6F6174 is a violet with RGB values 111, 97, 116 and HSL 284°, 9%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6F6174#6F6174
HEX#6F6174
RGBrgb(111, 97, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3804, 0.4549
RGB percentages43.5%, 38%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(284.2, 8.9%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 16.4%, 45.5%)
CMYK4.3%, 16.4%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,299,444
CSS custom property--colour: #6F6174;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#909E8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F6575no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#626673no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6F6367no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.8Slate grey · ΔE 15.3Gray · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.7Rosy brown · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#667461
Analogous#666174, #74616F
Triadic#746F61, #61746F
Split complementary#707461, #617466
Tetradic#746661, #667461, #617074

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2CCD5
Lighter +30%#BAB1BD
Lighter +20%#A295A6
Lighter +10%#89798F
Darker −10%#544A58
Darker −20%#3A333C
Darker −30%#1F1B21
Darker −40%#050405
More saturated +25%#7C468F
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R111
G97
B116
Red111 (43.5%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue284.21°
Saturation (HSL)8.92%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 61 · B 74

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