Colour

#6C0089

#6C0089
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#6C0089 is a violet with RGB values 108, 0, 137 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

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HEX#6C0089

RGBrgb(108, 0, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0, 0.5373

RGB percentages42.4%, 0%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(287.3, 100%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 100%, 53.7%)

CMYK21.2%, 100%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,078,025

CSS custom property--colour: #6C0089;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.51:1

Contrast with white10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#93FF76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003A8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#004287no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6A2C4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 10.3 Purple · ΔE 11.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 11.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5 Navy · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D8900

Analogous#280089, #890061

Triadic#896C00, #00896C

Split complementary#618900, #008928

Tetradic#892800, #1D8900, #006189

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DB56FF

Lighter +30%#D023FF

Lighter +20%#BC00EF

Lighter +10%#9400BC

Darker −10%#440056

Darker −20%#1C0023

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6C0089

Less saturated −25%#621178

Channel breakdown

R108

B137

Red108 (42.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue287.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness26.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 00 · B 89

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