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Recognised as Colour

#6900D1

  • #6900D1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6900D1 is a violet with RGB values 105, 0, 209 and HSL 270°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6900D1#6900D1
HEX#6900D1
RGBrgb(105, 0, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0, 0.8196
RGB percentages41.2%, 0%, 82%
HSLhsl(270.1, 100%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.1, 100%, 82%)
CMYK49.8%, 100%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,881,489
CSS custom property--colour: #6900D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#96FF2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#47517Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.6Dark violet · ΔE 12.5Medium blue · ΔE 14.8Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3Blue · ΔE 28.9Dark blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68D100
Analogous#0100D1, #D100D0
Triadic#D16900, #00D169
Split complementary#D0D100, #00D101
Tetradic#D10100, #68D100, #00D0D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CF9EFF
Lighter +30%#B56BFF
Lighter +20%#9C38FF
Lighter +10%#8305FF
Darker −10%#4F009E
Darker −20%#36006B
Darker −30%#1C0038
Darker −40%#030005
More saturated +25%#6900D1
Less saturated −25%#691AB7

Channel breakdown

R105
G0
B209
Red105 (41.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue270.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 00 · B D1

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