Colour

#6F6883

#6F6883
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6F6883 is a violet with RGB values 111, 104, 131 and HSL 256°, 11%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6F6883

RGBrgb(111, 104, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4078, 0.5137

RGB percentages43.5%, 40.8%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(255.6, 11.5%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 20.6%, 51.4%)

CMYK15.3%, 20.6%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,301,251

CSS custom property--colour: #6F6883;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#90977C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#626C84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#636B82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6B6C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Dim grey · ΔE 16.4 Gray · ΔE 18.2 Steel blue · ΔE 23.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C8368

Analogous#686F83, #7C6883

Triadic#836F68, #68836F

Split complementary#837C68, #6F8368

Tetradic#83686F, #7C8368, #68837C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAD7E0

Lighter +30%#BFBBC9

Lighter +20%#A49FB2

Lighter +10%#89829C

Darker −10%#575167

Darker −20%#3F3B4A

Darker −30%#27242E

Darker −40%#0F0E11

More saturated +25%#614BA0

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R111

G104

B131

Red111 (43.5%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue255.56°

Saturation (HSL)11.49%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 68 · B 83

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