Colour

#906BC6

#906BC6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#906BC6 is a violet with RGB values 144, 107, 198 and HSL 264°, 44%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#906BC6#906BC6

HEX#906BC6

RGBrgb(144, 107, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.4196, 0.7765

RGB percentages56.5%, 42%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(264.4, 44.4%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 46%, 77.6%)

CMYK27.3%, 46%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,464,774

CSS custom property--colour: #906BC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#6F9439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#517DC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#597DC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Tritanopia#867B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.9 Slate blue · ΔE 17.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4 Royal blue · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1C66B

Analogous#6B73C6, #BE6BC6

Triadic#C6906B, #6BC690

Split complementary#C6BE6B, #73C66B

Tetradic#C66B73, #A1C66B, #6BC6BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#E3D9F1

Lighter +20%#C7B5E2

Lighter +10%#AC90D4

Darker −10%#7447B7

Darker −20%#5D3893

Darker −30%#462A6E

Darker −40%#2E1C49

More saturated +25%#8B51E0

Less saturated −25%#9585AC

Channel breakdown

R144

G107

B198

Red144 (56.5%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue264.4°

Saturation (HSL)44.39%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 6B · B C6

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