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Colour

#6C00BC

  • #6C00BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6C00BC is a violet with RGB values 108, 0, 188 and HSL 274°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6C00BC#6C00BC
HEX#6C00BC
RGBrgb(108, 0, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0, 0.7373
RGB percentages42.4%, 0%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(274.5, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.5, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK42.6%, 100%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,078,076
CSS custom property--colour: #6C00BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#93FF43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Tritanopia#58476Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.8Dark violet · ΔE 12.1Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Medium blue · ΔE 21.9Dark blue · ΔE 23.9Indigo · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50BC00
Analogous#0E00BC, #BC00AE
Triadic#BC6C00, #00BC6C
Split complementary#AEBC00, #00BC0E
Tetradic#BC0E00, #50BC00, #00AEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD89FF
Lighter +30%#B756FF
Lighter +20%#A123FF
Lighter +10%#8900EF
Darker −10%#4F0089
Darker −20%#310056
Darker −30%#140023
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6C00BC
Less saturated −25%#6818A5

Channel breakdown

R108
G0
B188
Red108 (42.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue274.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 00 · B BC

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