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Recognised as Colour

#6209EA

  • #6209EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6209EA is a violet with RGB values 98, 9, 234 and HSL 264°, 93%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6209EA#6209EA
HEX#6209EA
RGBrgb(98, 9, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.0353, 0.9176
RGB percentages38.4%, 3.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(263.7, 92.6%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.7, 96.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK58.1%, 96.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,425,066
CSS custom property--colour: #6209EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#9DF615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#125F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.4Blue · ΔE 18Blue violet · ΔE 18.1Dark violet · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 33.1Dark blue · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91EA09
Analogous#0920EA, #D309EA
Triadic#EA6209, #09EA62
Split complementary#EAD209, #21EA09
Tetradic#EA0920, #91EA09, #09EAD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9C2FD
Lighter +30%#BB91FB
Lighter +20%#9D60F9
Lighter +10%#7E2FF7
Darker −10%#4D07B9
Darker −20%#390588
Darker −30%#240357
Darker −40%#100126
More saturated +25%#6000F3
Less saturated −25%#6827CC

Channel breakdown

R98
G9
B234
Red98 (38.4%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue263.73°
Saturation (HSL)92.59%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 09 · B EA

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