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Colour

#6A0EC6

  • #6A0EC6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6A0EC6 is a violet with RGB values 106, 14, 198 and HSL 270°, 87%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6A0EC6#6A0EC6
HEX#6A0EC6
RGBrgb(106, 14, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.0549, 0.7765
RGB percentages41.6%, 5.5%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(270, 86.8%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 92.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK46.5%, 92.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,950,598
CSS custom property--colour: #6A0EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#95F139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004ECAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#504E74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9.7Dark violet · ΔE 11.9Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium blue · ΔE 19.1Dark blue · ΔE 25.3Indigo · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AC60E
Analogous#0E0EC6, #C60EC6
Triadic#C66A0E, #0EC66A
Split complementary#C6C60E, #0EC60E
Tetradic#C60E0E, #6AC60E, #0EC6C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0A7F9
Lighter +30%#B678F5
Lighter +20%#9D48F2
Lighter +10%#8418EF
Darker −10%#510B96
Darker −20%#370767
Darker −30%#1E0437
Darker −40%#040107
More saturated +25%#6A00D4
Less saturated −25%#6A29AB

Channel breakdown

R106
G14
B198
Red106 (41.6%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)86.79%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 0E · B C6

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