Recognised as Colour

#600EC2

#600EC2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#600EC2 is a violet with RGB values 96, 14, 194 and HSL 267°, 87%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#600EC2

RGBrgb(96, 14, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.0549, 0.7608

RGB percentages37.6%, 5.5%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(267.3, 86.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 92.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK50.5%, 92.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,295,234

CSS custom property--colour: #600EC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.98:1

Contrast with white8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#9FF13D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0046BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Tritanopia#3F4D72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.9 Dark violet · ΔE 14.4 Medium blue · ΔE 18 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1 Dark blue · ΔE 23 Navy · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70C20E

Analogous#0E16C2, #BA0EC2

Triadic#C2600E, #0EC260

Split complementary#C2BA0E, #16C20E

Tetradic#C20E16, #70C20E, #0EC2BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAA4F8

Lighter +30%#AF74F5

Lighter +20%#9344F2

Lighter +10%#7815EE

Darker −10%#480B92

Darker −20%#310763

Darker −30%#190433

Darker −40%#020004

More saturated +25%#5F00D0

Less saturated −25%#6228A8

Channel breakdown

R96

G14

B194

Red96 (37.6%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue267.33°

Saturation (HSL)86.54%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 0E · B C2

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