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Recognised as Colour

#6B2EFF

  • #6B2EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6B2EFF is a violet with RGB values 107, 46, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6B2EFF#6B2EFF
HEX#6B2EFF
RGBrgb(107, 46, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.1804, 1
RGB percentages42%, 18%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.5, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 82%, 100%)
CMYK58%, 82%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,024,383
CSS custom property--colour: #6B2EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#94D100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0C709Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 17.5Blue · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 22.2Dark orchid · ΔE 32.8Dark blue · ΔE 41.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2FF2E
Analogous#2E59FF, #D42EFF
Triadic#FF6B2E, #2EFF6B
Split complementary#FFD42E, #59FF2E
Tetradic#FF2E59, #C2FF2E, #2EFFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAFF
Lighter +30%#D7C7FF
Lighter +20%#B394FF
Lighter +10%#8F61FF
Darker −10%#4900FA
Darker −20%#3A00C7
Darker −30%#2B0094
Darker −40%#1C0061
More saturated +25%#6B2EFF
Less saturated −25%#7648E5

Channel breakdown

R107
G46
B255
Red107 (42%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 2E · B FF

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