Recognised as Colour

#6B17AF

#6B17AF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#6B17AF is a violet with RGB values 107, 23, 175 and HSL 273°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#6B17AF

RGBrgb(107, 23, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.0902, 0.6863

RGB percentages42%, 9%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(273.2, 76.8%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.2, 86.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK38.9%, 86.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,018,415

CSS custom property--colour: #6B17AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1

Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#94E850

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5C4567no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2 Indigo · ΔE 16.9 Blue violet · ΔE 18.7 Dark violet · ΔE 19.5 Dark blue · ΔE 20.3 Navy · 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#5BAF17

Analogous#1F17AF, #AF17A7

Triadic#AF6B17, #17AF6B

Split complementary#A7AF17, #17AF1F

Tetradic#AF1F17, #5BAF17, #17A7AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDA0F2

Lighter +30%#B672ED

Lighter +20%#9E45E7

Lighter +10%#871DDC

Darker −10%#4F1182

Darker −20%#340B55

Darker −30%#180528

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6D00C6

Less saturated −25%#683096

Channel breakdown

R107

G23

B175

Red107 (42%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue273.16°

Saturation (HSL)76.77%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 17 · B AF

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