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Recognised as Colour

#6A00A0

  • #6A00A0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#6A00A0 is a violet with RGB values 106, 0, 160 and HSL 280°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#6A00A0#6A00A0
HEX#6A00A0
RGBrgb(106, 0, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0, 0.6275
RGB percentages41.6%, 0%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(279.8, 100%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 100%, 62.7%)
CMYK33.7%, 100%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,946,976
CSS custom property--colour: #6A00A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#95FF5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0040A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#00449Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#60395Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 13.7Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Dark blue · ΔE 20.2Dark magenta · ΔE 20.5Navy · ΔE 21.7Dark violet · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36A000
Analogous#1A00A0, #A00086
Triadic#A06A00, #00A06A
Split complementary#86A000, #00A01A
Tetradic#A01A00, #36A000, #0086A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CE6DFF
Lighter +30%#BD3AFF
Lighter +20%#AB07FF
Lighter +10%#8C00D3
Darker −10%#48006D
Darker −20%#26003A
Darker −30%#050007
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6A00A0
Less saturated −25%#63148C

Channel breakdown

R106
G0
B160
Red106 (41.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue279.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 00 · B A0

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