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Recognised as Colour

#6012C3

  • #6012C3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6012C3 is a violet with RGB values 96, 18, 195 and HSL 266°, 83%, 42%. 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

#6012C3#6012C3
HEX#6012C3
RGBrgb(96, 18, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.0706, 0.7647
RGB percentages37.6%, 7.1%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(266.4, 83.1%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.4, 90.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK50.8%, 90.8%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,296,259
CSS custom property--colour: #6012C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#9FED3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3E4E73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.8Dark violet · ΔE 14.7Medium blue · ΔE 18.2Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8Dark blue · ΔE 22.9Navy · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75C312
Analogous#121CC3, #B812C3
Triadic#C36012, #12C360
Split complementary#C3B912, #1CC312
Tetradic#C3121D, #75C312, #12C3B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCAAF7
Lighter +30%#B07BF3
Lighter +20%#944CEF
Lighter +10%#781EEA
Darker −10%#490E94
Darker −20%#320966
Darker −30%#1B0537
Darker −40%#040108
More saturated +25%#5E00D5
Less saturated −25%#632DA8

Channel breakdown

R96
G18
B195
Red96 (37.6%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue266.44°
Saturation (HSL)83.1%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 12 · B C3

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