Colour

#6900C7

#6900C7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6900C7 is a violet with RGB values 105, 0, 199 and HSL 272°, 100%, 39%. 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

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HEX#6900C7

RGBrgb(105, 0, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0, 0.7804

RGB percentages41.2%, 0%, 78%

HSLhsl(271.7, 100%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.7, 100%, 78%)

CMYK47.2%, 100%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,881,479

CSS custom property--colour: #6900C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1

Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#96FF38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004CCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4E4C74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.2 Dark violet · ΔE 11.5 Medium blue · ΔE 17.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.9 Dark blue · ΔE 26.8 Indigo · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5EC700

Analogous#0500C7, #C700C2

Triadic#C76900, #00C769

Split complementary#C2C700, #00C705

Tetradic#C70500, #5EC700, #00C2C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC94FF

Lighter +30%#B461FF

Lighter +20%#9C2EFF

Lighter +10%#8400FA

Darker −10%#4E0094

Darker −20%#330061

Darker −30%#18002E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6900C7

Less saturated −25%#6819AE

Channel breakdown

R105

B199

Red105 (41.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue271.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 00 · B C7

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