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Recognised as Colour

#6A1CB1

  • #6A1CB1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6A1CB1 is a violet with RGB values 106, 28, 177 and HSL 271°, 73%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6A1CB1#6A1CB1
HEX#6A1CB1
RGBrgb(106, 28, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.1098, 0.6941
RGB percentages41.6%, 11%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(271.4, 72.7%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 84.2%, 69.4%)
CMYK40.1%, 84.2%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,954,161
CSS custom property--colour: #6A1CB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#95E34E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5A4869no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2Indigo · ΔE 16.9Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Dark blue · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 20.1Navy · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63B11C
Analogous#201CB1, #B11CAE
Triadic#B16A1C, #1CB16A
Split complementary#AEB11C, #1CB120
Tetradic#B11F1C, #63B11C, #1CAEB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEA8F1
Lighter +30%#B67CEA
Lighter +20%#9D50E3
Lighter +10%#8424DC
Darker −10%#501585
Darker −20%#350E59
Darker −30%#1B072D
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#6B02CB
Less saturated −25%#693697

Channel breakdown

R106
G28
B177
Red106 (41.6%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue271.41°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 1C · B B1

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