Recognised as Colour

#611EB0

#611EB0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#611EB0 is a violet with RGB values 97, 30, 176 and HSL 268°, 71%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#611EB0

RGBrgb(97, 30, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.1176, 0.6902

RGB percentages38%, 11.8%, 69%

HSLhsl(267.5, 70.9%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.5, 83%, 69%)

CMYK44.9%, 83%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,364,848

CSS custom property--colour: #611EB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.05:1

Contrast with white9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#9EE14F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4C4969no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5 Indigo · ΔE 16.1 Dark blue · ΔE 18 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Navy · ΔE 20.3 Dark violet · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6DB01E

Analogous#1E24B0, #AA1EB0

Triadic#B0611E, #1EB061

Split complementary#B0AA1E, #24B01E

Tetradic#B01E24, #6DB01E, #1EB0AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAAAF0

Lighter +30%#AF7EE9

Lighter +20%#9452E2

Lighter +10%#7927DA

Darker −10%#491784

Darker −20%#310F59

Darker −30%#19082D

Darker −40%#010002

More saturated +25%#5F04CA

Less saturated −25%#633896

Channel breakdown

R97

G30

B176

Red97 (38%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue267.53°

Saturation (HSL)70.87%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 61 · G 1E · B B0

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