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Colour

#6B2CD2

  • #6B2CD2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6B2CD2 is a violet with RGB values 107, 44, 210 and HSL 263°, 65%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6B2CD2#6B2CD2
HEX#6B2CD2
RGBrgb(107, 44, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.1725, 0.8235
RGB percentages42%, 17.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(262.8, 65.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.8, 79%, 82.4%)
CMYK49%, 79%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,023,826
CSS custom property--colour: #6B2CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#94D32D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#495C7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9.8Dark violet · ΔE 15.5Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Medium blue · ΔE 21.9Dark blue · ΔE 25.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93D22C
Analogous#2C40D2, #BE2CD2
Triadic#D26B2C, #2CD26B
Split complementary#D2BE2C, #40D22C
Tetradic#D22C40, #93D22C, #2CD2BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D4F6
Lighter +30%#C3AAED
Lighter +20%#A680E4
Lighter +10%#8856DB
Darker −10%#5623A8
Darker −20%#401A7E
Darker −30%#2B1154
Darker −40%#150929
More saturated +25%#630CF2
Less saturated −25%#734CB2

Channel breakdown

R107
G44
B210
Red107 (42%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue262.77°
Saturation (HSL)65.35%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 2C · B D2

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