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Recognised as Colour

#6002C9

  • #6002C9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6002C9 is a violet with RGB values 96, 2, 201 and HSL 268°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6002C9#6002C9
HEX#6002C9
RGBrgb(96, 2, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.0078, 0.7882
RGB percentages37.6%, 0.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(268.3, 98%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 99%, 78.8%)
CMYK52.2%, 99%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,292,169
CSS custom property--colour: #6002C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#9FFD36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#3A4F75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.6Dark violet · ΔE 13.8Medium blue · ΔE 14.5Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4Dark blue · ΔE 26.7Blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BC902
Analogous#0207C9, #C402C9
Triadic#C96002, #02C960
Split complementary#C9C402, #07C902
Tetradic#C90207, #6BC902, #02C9C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C999FE
Lighter +30%#AE67FD
Lighter +20%#9334FD
Lighter +10%#7803FB
Darker −10%#480197
Darker −20%#300164
Darker −30%#180032
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6000CB
Less saturated −25%#611BB0

Channel breakdown

R96
G2
B201
Red96 (37.6%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue268.34°
Saturation (HSL)98.03%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 02 · B C9

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