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Recognised as Colour

#6210BD

  • #6210BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6210BD is a violet with RGB values 98, 16, 189 and HSL 268°, 84%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6210BD#6210BD
HEX#6210BD
RGBrgb(98, 16, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.0627, 0.7412
RGB percentages38.4%, 6.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(268.4, 84.4%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 91.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK48.1%, 91.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,426,813
CSS custom property--colour: #6210BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#9DEF42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#464B6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.9Dark violet · ΔE 15Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2Medium blue · ΔE 20.7Dark blue · ΔE 21.5Indigo · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BBD10
Analogous#1014BD, #B910BD
Triadic#BD6210, #10BD62
Split complementary#BDB910, #14BD10
Tetradic#BD1014, #6BBD10, #10BDB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAA2F7
Lighter +30%#B073F3
Lighter +20%#9544EF
Lighter +10%#7A15EB
Darker −10%#4A0C8E
Darker −20%#31085F
Darker −30%#190430
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#6100CD
Less saturated −25%#632AA3

Channel breakdown

R98
G16
B189
Red98 (38.4%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue268.44°
Saturation (HSL)84.39%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 10 · B BD

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