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Recognised as Colour

#6A24FF

  • #6A24FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#6A24FF is a violet with RGB values 106, 36, 255 and HSL 259°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#6A24FF#6A24FF
HEX#6A24FF
RGBrgb(106, 36, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.1412, 1
RGB percentages41.6%, 14.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(259.2, 100%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 85.9%, 100%)
CMYK58.4%, 85.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,956,287
CSS custom property--colour: #6A24FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#95DB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#036D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 16.5Medium blue · ΔE 17.7Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 23.7Dark orchid · ΔE 35.6Dark blue · ΔE 43.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 16.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9FF24
Analogous#244BFF, #D824FF
Triadic#FF6A24, #24FF6A
Split complementary#FFD824, #4BFF24
Tetradic#FF244B, #B9FF24, #24FFD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F0FF
Lighter +30%#D2BDFF
Lighter +20%#AF8AFF
Lighter +10%#8D57FF
Darker −10%#4D00F0
Darker −20%#3C00BD
Darker −30%#2C008A
Darker −40%#1C0057
More saturated +25%#6A24FF
Less saturated −25%#743FE4

Channel breakdown

R106
G36
B255
Red106 (41.6%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue259.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 24 · B FF

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