Colour

#6A00EA

#6A00EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#6A00EA is a violet with RGB values 106, 0, 234 and HSL 267°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6A00EA#6A00EA

HEX#6A00EA

RGBrgb(106, 0, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0, 0.9176

RGB percentages41.6%, 0%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(267.2, 100%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.2, 100%, 91.8%)

CMYK54.7%, 100%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,947,050

CSS custom property--colour: #6A00EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#95FF15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#345D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15 Blue violet · ΔE 17.7 Blue · ΔE 18.7 Dark violet · ΔE 19.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.8 Dark blue · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#80EA00

Analogous#000BEA, #DF00EA

Triadic#EA6A00, #00EA6A

Split complementary#EADF00, #0BEA00

Tetradic#EA000B, #80EA00, #00EADF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D8B7FF

Lighter +30%#BC84FF

Lighter +20%#A051FF

Lighter +10%#841EFF

Darker −10%#5300B7

Darker −20%#3C0084

Darker −30%#250051

Darker −40%#0E001E

More saturated +25%#6A00EA

Less saturated −25%#6D1DCD

Channel breakdown

R106

B234

Red106 (41.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue267.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 00 · B EA

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Colour values

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