Colour

#6C0AFF

#6C0AFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#6C0AFF is a violet with RGB values 108, 10, 255 and HSL 264°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#6C0AFF#6C0AFF

HEX#6C0AFF

RGBrgb(108, 10, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.0392, 1

RGB percentages42.4%, 3.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(264, 100%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264, 96.1%, 100%)

CMYK57.6%, 96.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,080,703

CSS custom property--colour: #6C0AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#93F500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Tritanopia#186896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 13.1 Medium blue · ΔE 20.1 Blue violet · ΔE 24.6 Dark violet · ΔE 26.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 39.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 45.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DFF0A

Analogous#0A23FF, #E70AFF

Triadic#FF6C0A, #0AFF6C

Split complementary#FFE70A, #23FF0A

Tetradic#FF0A22, #9DFF0A, #0AFFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6D6FF

Lighter +30%#C8A3FF

Lighter +20%#A970FF

Lighter +10%#8B3DFF

Darker −10%#5600D6

Darker −20%#4100A3

Darker −30%#2D0070

Darker −40%#18003D

More saturated +25%#6C0AFF

Less saturated −25%#7229E0

Channel breakdown

R108

G10

B255

Red108 (42.4%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue264°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 0A · B FF

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Colour values

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