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Recognised as Colour

#6A1CB2

  • #6A1CB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6A1CB2 is a violet with RGB values 106, 28, 178 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

#6A1CB2#6A1CB2
HEX#6A1CB2
RGBrgb(106, 28, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.1098, 0.698
RGB percentages41.6%, 11%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(271.2, 72.8%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 84.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK40.4%, 84.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,954,162
CSS custom property--colour: #6A1CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#95E34D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#59486Ano 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 text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2Indigo · ΔE 17.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 19.7Dark blue · ΔE 20.1Navy · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64B21C
Analogous#1F1CB2, #B21CAF
Triadic#B26A1C, #1CB26A
Split complementary#AFB21C, #1CB21F
Tetradic#B21F1C, #64B21C, #1CAFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEA9F1
Lighter +30%#B67DEA
Lighter +20%#9D50E4
Lighter +10%#8424DD
Darker −10%#501586
Darker −20%#360E5A
Darker −30%#1B072E
Darker −40%#010002
More saturated +25%#6B02CC
Less saturated −25%#693698

Channel breakdown

R106
G28
B178
Red106 (41.6%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue271.2°
Saturation (HSL)72.82%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 1C · B B2

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