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Colour

#6A0FB0

  • #6A0FB0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6A0FB0 is a violet with RGB values 106, 15, 176 and HSL 274°, 84%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6A0FB0#6A0FB0
HEX#6A0FB0
RGBrgb(106, 15, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.0588, 0.6902
RGB percentages41.6%, 5.9%, 69%
HSLhsl(273.9, 84.3%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 91.5%, 69%)
CMYK39.8%, 91.5%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,950,832
CSS custom property--colour: #6A0FB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#95F04F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5A4467no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Blue violet · ΔE 17.1Dark violet · ΔE 17.6Indigo · ΔE 18.5Dark blue · ΔE 20.3Navy · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55B00F
Analogous#190FB0, #B00FA6
Triadic#B06A0F, #0FB06A
Split complementary#A5B00F, #0FB01A
Tetradic#B01A0F, #55B00F, #0FA5B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CC95F6
Lighter +30%#B566F2
Lighter +20%#9E37EE
Lighter +10%#8613DF
Darker −10%#4E0B81
Darker −20%#310752
Darker −30%#150323
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6C00BF
Less saturated −25%#672798

Channel breakdown

R106
G15
B176
Red106 (41.6%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue273.91°
Saturation (HSL)84.29%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 0F · B B0

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