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Colour

#6A00A2

  • #6A00A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#6A00A2 is a violet with RGB values 106, 0, 162 and HSL 279°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#6A00A2#6A00A2
HEX#6A00A2
RGBrgb(106, 0, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0, 0.6353
RGB percentages41.6%, 0%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(279.3, 100%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 100%, 63.5%)
CMYK34.6%, 100%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,946,978
CSS custom property--colour: #6A00A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#95FF5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0041A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00449Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#603A5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 14.5Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Dark blue · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.1Dark magenta · ΔE 21.3Navy · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38A200
Analogous#1900A2, #A20089
Triadic#A26A00, #00A26A
Split complementary#89A200, #00A219
Tetradic#A21900, #38A200, #0089A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD6FFF
Lighter +30%#BC3CFF
Lighter +20%#AA09FF
Lighter +10%#8B00D5
Darker −10%#49006F
Darker −20%#27003C
Darker −30%#060009
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6A00A2
Less saturated −25%#64148E

Channel breakdown

R106
G0
B162
Red106 (41.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue279.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 00 · B A2

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