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Recognised as Colour

#6C08C0

  • #6C08C0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6C08C0 is a violet with RGB values 108, 8, 192 and HSL 273°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6C08C0#6C08C0
HEX#6C08C0
RGBrgb(108, 8, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.0314, 0.7529
RGB percentages42.4%, 3.1%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(272.6, 92%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.6, 95.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK43.7%, 95.8%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,080,128
CSS custom property--colour: #6C08C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#93F73F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#564A70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.8Dark violet · ΔE 11.9Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2Medium blue · ΔE 21.1Dark blue · ΔE 24.3Indigo · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CC008
Analogous#1008C0, #C008B8
Triadic#C06C08, #08C06C
Split complementary#B8C008, #08C010
Tetradic#C01008, #5CC008, #08B8C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CE99FB
Lighter +30%#B768F9
Lighter +20%#9F37F7
Lighter +10%#880AF1
Darker −10%#50068F
Darker −20%#35045E
Darker −30%#19022D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6D00C8
Less saturated −25%#6A21A7

Channel breakdown

R108
G8
B192
Red108 (42.4%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue272.61°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 08 · B C0

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