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Recognised as Colour

#6F6296

  • #6F6296
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6F6296 is a violet with RGB values 111, 98, 150 and HSL 255°, 21%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6F6296#6F6296
HEX#6F6296
RGBrgb(111, 98, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3843, 0.5882
RGB percentages43.5%, 38.4%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(255, 21%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 34.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK26%, 34.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,299,734
CSS custom property--colour: #6F6296;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#909D69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#556A98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#566995no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#676B75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.5Dim grey · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#899662
Analogous#626F96, #896296
Triadic#966F62, #62966F
Split complementary#968962, #6F9662
Tetradic#96626F, #899662, #629689

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFDCE8
Lighter +30%#C3BDD4
Lighter +20%#A79EC0
Lighter +10%#8A7FAC
Darker −10%#584E77
Darker −20%#413A58
Darker −30%#2B2639
Darker −40%#14111B
More saturated +25%#6043B5
Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R111
G98
B150
Red111 (43.5%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)20.97%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 62 · B 96

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