Colour

#60009D

#60009D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#60009D is a violet with RGB values 96, 0, 157 and HSL 277°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#60009D

RGBrgb(96, 0, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0, 0.6157

RGB percentages37.6%, 0%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(276.7, 100%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 100%, 61.6%)

CMYK38.9%, 100%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,291,613

CSS custom property--colour: #60009D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.58:1

Contrast with white10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#9FFF62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003DA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#003E9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#53395Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 12.1 Dark blue · ΔE 17.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7 Navy · ΔE 18.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D9D00

Analogous#12009D, #9D008B

Triadic#9D6000, #009D60

Split complementary#8B9D00, #009D12

Tetradic#9D1200, #3D9D00, #008B9D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C56AFF

Lighter +30%#B137FF

Lighter +20%#9D04FF

Lighter +10%#7F00D0

Darker −10%#41006A

Darker −20%#220037

Darker −30%#020004

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#60009D

Less saturated −25%#5C1489

Channel breakdown

R96

B157

Red96 (37.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue276.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 00 · B 9D

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