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Recognised as Colour

#6800A5

  • #6800A5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6800A5 is a violet with RGB values 104, 0, 165 and HSL 278°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6800A5#6800A5
HEX#6800A5
RGBrgb(104, 0, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0, 0.6471
RGB percentages40.8%, 0%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(277.8, 100%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 100%, 64.7%)
CMYK37%, 100%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,815,909
CSS custom property--colour: #6800A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#97FF5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0041A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5C3C5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Indigo · ΔE 15.7Dark blue · ΔE 19.5Dark violet · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 20.5Navy · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DA500
Analogous#1500A5, #A50090
Triadic#A56800, #00A568
Split complementary#90A500, #00A516
Tetradic#A51500, #3DA500, #0090A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CB72FF
Lighter +30%#B83FFF
Lighter +20%#A50CFF
Lighter +10%#8800D8
Darker −10%#480072
Darker −20%#28003F
Darker −30%#08000C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6800A5
Less saturated −25%#631590

Channel breakdown

R104
G0
B165
Red104 (40.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue277.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 00 · B A5

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