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Colour

#6A05FF

  • #6A05FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#6A05FF is a violet with RGB values 106, 5, 255 and HSL 264°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#6A05FF#6A05FF
HEX#6A05FF
RGBrgb(106, 5, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.0196, 1
RGB percentages41.6%, 2%, 100%
HSLhsl(264.2, 100%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.2, 98%, 100%)
CMYK58.4%, 98%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,948,351
CSS custom property--colour: #6A05FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#95FA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#076896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.4Medium blue · ΔE 20.3Blue violet · ΔE 25.5Dark violet · ΔE 27.4Dark orchid · ΔE 40.8Fuchsia · ΔE 45.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AFF05
Analogous#051DFF, #E705FF
Triadic#FF6A05, #05FF6A
Split complementary#FFE705, #1DFF05
Tetradic#FF051D, #9AFF05, #05FFE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4D1FF
Lighter +30%#C59EFF
Lighter +20%#A76BFF
Lighter +10%#8838FF
Darker −10%#5400D1
Darker −20%#40009E
Darker −30%#2B006B
Darker −40%#170038
More saturated +25%#6A05FF
Less saturated −25%#7024E0

Channel breakdown

R106
G5
B255
Red106 (41.6%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue264.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 05 · B FF

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