Colour

#6A12D4

#6A12D4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6A12D4 is a violet with RGB values 106, 18, 212 and HSL 267°, 84%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6A12D4

RGBrgb(106, 18, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.0706, 0.8314

RGB percentages41.6%, 7.1%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(267.2, 84.3%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.2, 91.5%, 83.1%)

CMYK50%, 91.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,951,636

CSS custom property--colour: #6A12D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.92:1

Contrast with white7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#95ED2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#004ED1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Tritanopia#47557Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9 Dark violet · ΔE 12.4 Medium blue · ΔE 15.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8 Dark blue · ΔE 29.6 Blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7CD412

Analogous#121BD4, #CB12D4

Triadic#D46A12, #12D46A

Split complementary#D4CB12, #1BD412

Tetradic#D4121B, #7CD412, #12D4CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D6B9F9

Lighter +30%#BB8AF5

Lighter +20%#9F5BF1

Lighter +10%#842CED

Darker −10%#520EA5

Darker −20%#3B0A76

Darker −30%#230647

Darker −40%#0C0218

More saturated +25%#6800E6

Less saturated −25%#6D2FB7

Channel breakdown

R106

G18

B212

Red106 (41.6%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue267.22°

Saturation (HSL)84.35%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 12 · B D4

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