Colour

#6205CB

#6205CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6205CB is a violet with RGB values 98, 5, 203 and HSL 268°, 95%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6205CB#6205CB

HEX#6205CB

RGBrgb(98, 5, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.0196, 0.7961

RGB percentages38.4%, 2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(268.2, 95.2%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 97.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK51.7%, 97.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,424,011

CSS custom property--colour: #6205CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.1 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#272727

Inverted#9DFA34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Tritanopia#3D5077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.5 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

Blue violet · ΔE 11.1 Dark violet · ΔE 13.5 Medium blue · ΔE 14.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.2 Dark blue · ΔE 27.2 Blue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6ECB05

Analogous#050BCB, #C505CB

Triadic#CB6205, #05CB62

Split complementary#CBC505, #0BCB05

Tetradic#CB050B, #6ECB05, #05CBC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CB9FFD

Lighter +30%#B06EFB

Lighter +20%#953CFA

Lighter +10%#7A0AF9

Darker −10%#4A0499

Darker −20%#320367

Darker −30%#1A0136

Darker −40%#020004

More saturated +25%#6200D0

Less saturated −25%#641FB1

Channel breakdown

R98

B203

Red98 (38.4%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue268.18°

Saturation (HSL)95.19%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 05 · B CB

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