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Recognised as Colour

#6122DD

  • #6122DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6122DD is a violet with RGB values 97, 34, 221 and HSL 260°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6122DD#6122DD
HEX#6122DD
RGBrgb(97, 34, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.1333, 0.8667
RGB percentages38%, 13.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(260.2, 73.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.2, 84.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK56.1%, 84.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,365,917
CSS custom property--colour: #6122DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#9EDD22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Tritanopia#265E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.6Medium blue · ΔE 14Dark violet · ΔE 16Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8Blue · ΔE 28.4Dark blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EDD22
Analogous#2240DD, #BF22DD
Triadic#DD6122, #22DD61
Split complementary#DDBE22, #41DD22
Tetradic#DD2240, #9EDD22, #22DDBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFD3F8
Lighter +30%#C0A7F1
Lighter +20%#A07AEB
Lighter +10%#814EE4
Darker −10%#4E1BB1
Darker −20%#3A1485
Darker −30%#270E58
Darker −40%#13072C
More saturated +25%#5702FD
Less saturated −25%#6B42BD

Channel breakdown

R97
G34
B221
Red97 (38%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue260.21°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 22 · B DD

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