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Recognised as Colour

#6235C6

  • #6235C6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6235C6 is a violet with RGB values 98, 53, 198 and HSL 259°, 58%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6235C6#6235C6
HEX#6235C6
RGBrgb(98, 53, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.2078, 0.7765
RGB percentages38.4%, 20.8%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(258.6, 57.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 73.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK50.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,436,294
CSS custom property--colour: #6235C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#9DCA39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3F5C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Indigo · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99C635
Analogous#3550C6, #AB35C6
Triadic#C66235, #35C662
Split complementary#C6AB35, #50C635
Tetradic#C63550, #99C635, #35C6AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD4F3
Lighter +30%#BEABE9
Lighter +20%#9F83DE
Lighter +10%#805BD3
Darker −10%#4E2A9E
Darker −20%#3A1F76
Darker −30%#26154D
Darker −40%#120A25
More saturated +25%#5616E5
Less saturated −25%#6E54A7

Channel breakdown

R98
G53
B198
Red98 (38.4%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue258.62°
Saturation (HSL)57.77%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 35 · B C6

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