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Recognised as Colour

#6C00A6

  • #6C00A6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6C00A6 is a violet with RGB values 108, 0, 166 and HSL 279°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6C00A6#6C00A6
HEX#6C00A6
RGBrgb(108, 0, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0, 0.651
RGB percentages42.4%, 0%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(279, 100%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279, 100%, 65.1%)
CMYK34.9%, 100%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,078,054
CSS custom property--colour: #6C00A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#93FF59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0042AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#613C60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3Indigo · ΔE 16.2Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Dark blue · ΔE 20.7Dark magenta · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3AA600
Analogous#1900A6, #A6008D
Triadic#A66C00, #00A66C
Split complementary#8DA600, #00A619
Tetradic#A61900, #3AA600, #008DA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CE73FF
Lighter +30%#BC40FF
Lighter +20%#AA0DFF
Lighter +10%#8D00D9
Darker −10%#4B0073
Darker −20%#2A0040
Darker −30%#08000D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6C00A6
Less saturated −25%#661591

Channel breakdown

R108
G0
B166
Red108 (42.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue279.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 00 · B A6

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