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Recognised as Colour

#6022B6

  • #6022B6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6022B6 is a violet with RGB values 96, 34, 182 and HSL 265°, 69%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6022B6#6022B6
HEX#6022B6
RGBrgb(96, 34, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.1333, 0.7137
RGB percentages37.6%, 13.3%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(265.1, 68.5%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.1, 81.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK47.3%, 81.3%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,300,342
CSS custom property--colour: #6022B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#9FDD49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#464D6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Indigo · ΔE 18.1Dark blue · ΔE 18.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Navy · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78B622
Analogous#222EB6, #AA22B6
Triadic#B66022, #22B660
Split complementary#B6AA22, #2EB622
Tetradic#B6222E, #78B622, #22B6AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDB3F1
Lighter +30%#B188E9
Lighter +20%#945DE1
Lighter +10%#7832D9
Darker −10%#491A8B
Darker −20%#331260
Darker −30%#1C0A35
Darker −40%#05020A
More saturated +25%#5C07D1
Less saturated −25%#643D9B

Channel breakdown

R96
G34
B182
Red96 (37.6%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue265.14°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 22 · B B6

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