Recognised as Colour

#6C028C

#6C028C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#6C028C is a violet with RGB values 108, 2, 140 and HSL 286°, 97%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#6C028C

RGBrgb(108, 2, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.0078, 0.549

RGB percentages42.4%, 0.8%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(286.1, 97.2%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 98.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK22.9%, 98.6%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,078,540

CSS custom property--colour: #6C028C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.37:1

Contrast with white10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#93FD73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003B8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#00428Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Tritanopia#692E50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 10 Dark magenta · ΔE 12.3 Purple · ΔE 12.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4 Navy · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#228C02

Analogous#27028C, #8C0267

Triadic#8C6C02, #028C6C

Split complementary#678C02, #028C27

Tetradic#8C2702, #228C02, #02678C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D85DFD

Lighter +30%#CC2BFC

Lighter +20%#BA03F1

Lighter +10%#9303BE

Darker −10%#45015A

Darker −20%#1E0127

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6D008E

Less saturated −25%#62147A

Channel breakdown

R108

B140

Red108 (42.4%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue286.09°

Saturation (HSL)97.18%

Lightness27.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 02 · B 8C

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Colour values

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