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Recognised as Colour

#6A29EE

  • #6A29EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6A29EE is a violet with RGB values 106, 41, 238 and HSL 260°, 85%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6A29EE#6A29EE
HEX#6A29EE
RGBrgb(106, 41, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.1608, 0.9333
RGB percentages41.6%, 16.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(259.8, 85.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 82.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK55.5%, 82.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,957,550
CSS custom property--colour: #6A29EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#95D611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2D678Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.1Medium blue · ΔE 15.3Dark violet · ΔE 17.5Blue · ΔE 24.5Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1Dark blue · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADEE29
Analogous#294BEE, #CC29EE
Triadic#EE6A29, #29EE6A
Split complementary#EECD29, #4AEE29
Tetradic#EE294B, #ADEE29, #29EECC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE6FD
Lighter +30%#CDB7F9
Lighter +20%#AC87F6
Lighter +10%#8B58F2
Darker −10%#5111D3
Darker −20%#3F0DA4
Darker −30%#2D0975
Darker −40%#1B0645
More saturated +25%#6418FF
Less saturated −25%#7446D1

Channel breakdown

R106
G41
B238
Red106 (41.6%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue259.8°
Saturation (HSL)85.28%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 29 · B EE

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