Recognised as Colour

#6C0284

#6C0284
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#6C0284 is a violet with RGB values 108, 2, 132 and HSL 289°, 97%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6C0284

RGBrgb(108, 2, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.0078, 0.5176

RGB percentages42.4%, 0.8%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(288.9, 97%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 98.5%, 51.8%)

CMYK18.2%, 98.5%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,078,532

CSS custom property--colour: #6C0284;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.61:1

Contrast with white10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#93FD7B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003987no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Deuteranopia#0A4182no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6B2A4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 9.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 10.7 Indigo · ΔE 11.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7 Navy · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A8402

Analogous#2B0284, #84025B

Triadic#846C02, #02846C

Split complementary#5B8402, #02842B

Tetradic#842B02, #1A8402, #025B84

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DE56FC

Lighter +30%#D423FC

Lighter +20%#BE04E8

Lighter +10%#9503B6

Darker −10%#430152

Darker −20%#1A0020

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6D0086

Less saturated −25%#611373

Channel breakdown

R108

B132

Red108 (42.4%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue288.92°

Saturation (HSL)97.01%

Lightness26.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 02 · B 84

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