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Recognised as Colour

#6029BC

  • #6029BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6029BC is a violet with RGB values 96, 41, 188 and HSL 262°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6029BC#6029BC
HEX#6029BC
RGBrgb(96, 41, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.1608, 0.7373
RGB percentages37.6%, 16.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(262.4, 64.2%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 78.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK48.9%, 78.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,302,140
CSS custom property--colour: #6029BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#9FD643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#425372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 18.3Dark blue · ΔE 19.3Indigo · ΔE 19.5Dark violet · ΔE 21.8Navy · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85BC29
Analogous#293BBC, #AA29BC
Triadic#BC6029, #29BC60
Split complementary#BCAA29, #3BBC29
Tetradic#BC293B, #85BC29, #29BCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2C0F1
Lighter +30%#B596E8
Lighter +20%#976CDF
Lighter +10%#7942D6
Darker −10%#4B2092
Darker −20%#351768
Darker −30%#200E3E
Darker −40%#0A0415
More saturated +25%#590CD9
Less saturated −25%#67469F

Channel breakdown

R96
G41
B188
Red96 (37.6%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue262.45°
Saturation (HSL)64.19%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 29 · B BC

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