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Recognised as Colour

#6A03EC

  • #6A03EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6A03EC is a violet with RGB values 106, 3, 236 and HSL 267°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6A03EC#6A03EC
HEX#6A03EC
RGBrgb(106, 3, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.0118, 0.9255
RGB percentages41.6%, 1.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(266.5, 97.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 98.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK55.1%, 98.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,947,820
CSS custom property--colour: #6A03EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#95FC13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#315F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.2Blue violet · ΔE 18.1Blue · ΔE 18.2Dark violet · ΔE 20.2Dark orchid · ΔE 33.2Dark blue · ΔE 40.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85EC03
Analogous#0311EC, #DE03EC
Triadic#EC6A03, #03EC6A
Split complementary#ECDE03, #11EC03
Tetradic#EC0311, #85EC03, #03ECDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DABDFE
Lighter +30%#BD8AFE
Lighter +20%#A158FD
Lighter +10%#8526FC
Darker −10%#5302BA
Darker −20%#3D0287
Darker −30%#260155
Darker −40%#100023
More saturated +25%#6A00EF
Less saturated −25%#6D21CE

Channel breakdown

R106
G3
B236
Red106 (41.6%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue266.52°
Saturation (HSL)97.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 03 · B EC

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