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Colour

#6B008A

  • #6B008A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#6B008A is a violet with RGB values 107, 0, 138 and HSL 287°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#6B008A#6B008A
HEX#6B008A
RGBrgb(107, 0, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0, 0.5412
RGB percentages42%, 0%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(286.5, 100%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 100%, 54.1%)
CMYK22.5%, 100%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,012,490
CSS custom property--colour: #6B008A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#94FF75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004188no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Tritanopia#682D4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 9.9Purple · ΔE 12.1Dark magenta · ΔE 12.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.8Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1Navy · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F8A00
Analogous#26008A, #8A0064
Triadic#8A6B00, #008A6B
Split complementary#648A00, #008A26
Tetradic#8A2600, #1F8A00, #00648A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D957FF
Lighter +30%#CE24FF
Lighter +20%#BA00F0
Lighter +10%#9300BD
Darker −10%#430057
Darker −20%#1C0024
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6B008A
Less saturated −25%#611179

Channel breakdown

R107
G0
B138
Red107 (42%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue286.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 00 · B 8A

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