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Colour

#6C00A8

  • #6C00A8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6C00A8 is a violet with RGB values 108, 0, 168 and HSL 279°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6C00A8#6C00A8
HEX#6C00A8
RGBrgb(108, 0, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0, 0.6588
RGB percentages42.4%, 0%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(278.6, 100%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 100%, 65.9%)
CMYK35.7%, 100%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,078,056
CSS custom property--colour: #6C00A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#93FF57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#613D61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2Indigo · ΔE 17Dark violet · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 19.3Dark blue · ΔE 20.7Navy · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CA800
Analogous#1800A8, #A80090
Triadic#A86C00, #00A86C
Split complementary#90A800, #00A818
Tetradic#A81800, #3CA800, #0090A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CE75FF
Lighter +30%#BC42FF
Lighter +20%#A90FFF
Lighter +10%#8D00DB
Darker −10%#4B0075
Darker −20%#2A0042
Darker −30%#0A000F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6C00A8
Less saturated −25%#661593

Channel breakdown

R108
G0
B168
Red108 (42.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue278.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 00 · B A8

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