Colour

#6B0098

#6B0098
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#6B0098 is a violet with RGB values 107, 0, 152 and HSL 282°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#6B0098

RGBrgb(107, 0, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0, 0.5961

RGB percentages42%, 0%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(282.2, 100%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 100%, 59.6%)

CMYK29.6%, 100%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,012,504

CSS custom property--colour: #6B0098;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.1:1

Contrast with white10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#94FF67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003E9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#004395no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Tritanopia#643457no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 11.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2 Purple · ΔE 18.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4 Dark blue · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2D9800

Analogous#1F0098, #980079

Triadic#986B00, #00986B

Split complementary#799800, #00981F

Tetradic#981F00, #2D9800, #007998

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D165FF

Lighter +30%#C232FF

Lighter +20%#B300FE

Lighter +10%#8F00CB

Darker −10%#470065

Darker −20%#230032

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6B0098

Less saturated −25%#631385

Channel breakdown

R107

B152

Red107 (42%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue282.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 00 · B 98

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