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Recognised as Colour

#6906A7

  • #6906A7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6906A7 is a violet with RGB values 105, 6, 167 and HSL 277°, 93%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6906A7#6906A7
HEX#6906A7
RGBrgb(105, 6, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.0235, 0.6549
RGB percentages41.2%, 2.4%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(276.9, 93.1%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 96.4%, 65.5%)
CMYK37.1%, 96.4%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,882,983
CSS custom property--colour: #6906A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#96F958

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5C3E61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6Indigo · ΔE 15.7Dark blue · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Navy · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44A706
Analogous#1806A7, #A70695
Triadic#A76906, #06A769
Split complementary#94A706, #06A719
Tetradic#A71906, #44A706, #0694A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CB7FFA
Lighter +30%#B74DF9
Lighter +20%#A31CF7
Lighter +10%#8808D8
Darker −10%#4A0476
Darker −20%#2B0245
Darker −30%#0C0113
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6A00AD
Less saturated −25%#641C91

Channel breakdown

R105
G6
B167
Red105 (41.2%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue276.89°
Saturation (HSL)93.06%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 06 · B A7

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