Recognised as Colour

#6121A9

#6121A9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#6121A9 is a violet with RGB values 97, 33, 169 and HSL 268°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#6121A9

RGBrgb(97, 33, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.1294, 0.6627

RGB percentages38%, 12.9%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(268.2, 67.3%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 80.5%, 66.3%)

CMYK42.6%, 80.5%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,365,609

CSS custom property--colour: #6121A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.14:1

Contrast with white9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#9EDE56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0048ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4F4766no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 12.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.7 Dark blue · ΔE 18.2 Navy · ΔE 19.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69A921

Analogous#2125A9, #A521A9

Triadic#A96121, #21A961

Split complementary#A9A521, #25A921

Tetradic#A92125, #69A921, #21A9A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9A8EE

Lighter +30%#AE7DE6

Lighter +20%#9453DD

Lighter +10%#7929D4

Darker −10%#49197E

Darker −20%#301054

Darker −30%#180829

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6008C2

Less saturated −25%#623A90

Channel breakdown

R97

G33

B169

Red97 (38%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue268.24°

Saturation (HSL)67.33%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 61 · G 21 · B A9

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