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Colour

#6900CC

  • #6900CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6900CC is a violet with RGB values 105, 0, 204 and HSL 271°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6900CC#6900CC
HEX#6900CC
RGBrgb(105, 0, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0, 0.8
RGB percentages41.2%, 0%, 80%
HSLhsl(270.9, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 100%, 80%)
CMYK48.5%, 100%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,881,484
CSS custom property--colour: #6900CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#96FF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#4A4F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.1Dark violet · ΔE 11.8Medium blue · ΔE 15.9Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6Dark blue · ΔE 28.5Blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63CC00
Analogous#0300CC, #CC00C9
Triadic#CC6900, #00CC69
Split complementary#C9CC00, #00CC03
Tetradic#CC0300, #63CC00, #00C9CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CE99FF
Lighter +30%#B566FF
Lighter +20%#9C33FF
Lighter +10%#8300FF
Darker −10%#4F0099
Darker −20%#350066
Darker −30%#1A0033
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6900CC
Less saturated −25%#6819B3

Channel breakdown

R105
G0
B204
Red105 (41.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue270.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 00 · B CC

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