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Recognised as Colour

#6F6293

  • #6F6293
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6F6293 is a violet with RGB values 111, 98, 147 and HSL 256°, 20%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6F6293#6F6293
HEX#6F6293
RGBrgb(111, 98, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3843, 0.5765
RGB percentages43.5%, 38.4%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(255.9, 20%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.9, 33.3%, 57.6%)
CMYK24.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,299,731
CSS custom property--colour: #6F6293;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#909D6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#566A95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#586992no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#686A74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7Dim grey · ΔE 29.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#869362
Analogous#626D93, #876293
Triadic#936F62, #62936F
Split complementary#938862, #6D9362
Tetradic#93626D, #869362, #629388

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEDAE7
Lighter +30%#C2BCD2
Lighter +20%#A69DBE
Lighter +10%#8A7FA9
Darker −10%#584E74
Darker −20%#413956
Darker −30%#2A2537
Darker −40%#131019
More saturated +25%#6143B2
Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R111
G98
B147
Red111 (43.5%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue255.92°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 62 · B 93

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