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Colour

#6A00DF

  • #6A00DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6A00DF is a violet with RGB values 106, 0, 223 and HSL 269°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6A00DF#6A00DF
HEX#6A00DF
RGBrgb(106, 0, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0, 0.8745
RGB percentages41.6%, 0%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(268.5, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.5, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK52.5%, 100%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,947,039
CSS custom property--colour: #6A00DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#95FF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3F5882no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.8Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Dark violet · ΔE 15.8Blue · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4Dark blue · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75DF00
Analogous#0005DF, #DA00DF
Triadic#DF6A00, #00DF6A
Split complementary#DFDA00, #05DF00
Tetradic#DF0005, #75DF00, #00DFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3ACFF
Lighter +30%#B979FF
Lighter +20%#9E46FF
Lighter +10%#8313FF
Darker −10%#5200AC
Darker −20%#3A0079
Darker −30%#210046
Darker −40%#090013
More saturated +25%#6A00DF
Less saturated −25%#6B1CC3

Channel breakdown

R106
G0
B223
Red106 (41.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue268.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 00 · B DF

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