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Recognised as Colour

#6A02AB

  • #6A02AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6A02AB is a violet with RGB values 106, 2, 171 and HSL 277°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6A02AB#6A02AB
HEX#6A02AB
RGBrgb(106, 2, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.0078, 0.6706
RGB percentages41.6%, 0.8%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(276.9, 97.7%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 98.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK38%, 98.8%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,947,499
CSS custom property--colour: #6A02AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#95FD54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5C3F63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.4Dark violet · ΔE 17.7Indigo · ΔE 18Blue violet · ΔE 18.1Dark blue · ΔE 20.3Navy · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43AB02
Analogous#1502AB, #AB0298
Triadic#AB6A02, #02AB6A
Split complementary#98AB02, #02AB15
Tetradic#AB1502, #43AB02, #0298AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CB7CFD
Lighter +30%#B849FD
Lighter +20%#A417FC
Lighter +10%#8903DD
Darker −10%#4B0179
Darker −20%#2C0146
Darker −30%#0C0014
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6A00AD
Less saturated −25%#651895

Channel breakdown

R106
G2
B171
Red106 (41.6%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue276.92°
Saturation (HSL)97.69%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 02 · B AB

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