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Recognised as Colour

#6C00F4

  • #6C00F4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#6C00F4 is a violet with RGB values 108, 0, 244 and HSL 267°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#6C00F4#6C00F4
HEX#6C00F4
RGBrgb(108, 0, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0, 0.9569
RGB percentages42.4%, 0%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(266.6, 100%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.6, 100%, 95.7%)
CMYK55.7%, 100%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,078,132
CSS custom property--colour: #6C00F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#93FF0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2D628Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 15.6Medium blue · ΔE 17.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.3Dark violet · ΔE 23.1Dark orchid · ΔE 36.5Fuchsia · ΔE 43.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 15.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88F400
Analogous#000EF4, #E600F4
Triadic#F46C00, #00F46C
Split complementary#F4E600, #0EF400
Tetradic#F4000E, #88F400, #00F4E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCC1FF
Lighter +30%#C08EFF
Lighter +20%#A45BFF
Lighter +10%#8728FF
Darker −10%#5500C1
Darker −20%#3F008E
Darker −30%#28005B
Darker −40%#120028
More saturated +25%#6C00F4
Less saturated −25%#6F1FD6

Channel breakdown

R108
G0
B244
Red108 (42.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue266.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 00 · B F4

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