Colour

#6C0DB4

#6C0DB4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#6C0DB4 is a violet with RGB values 108, 13, 180 and HSL 274°, 87%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#6C0DB4

RGBrgb(108, 13, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.051, 0.7059

RGB percentages42.4%, 5.1%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(274.1, 86.5%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.1, 92.8%, 70.6%)

CMYK40%, 92.8%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,081,396

CSS custom property--colour: #6C0DB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#93F24B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0048B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Tritanopia#5C4569no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5 Blue violet · ΔE 15.2 Dark violet · ΔE 15.7 Indigo · ΔE 20.6 Dark blue · ΔE 21.4 Navy · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55B40D

Analogous#180DB4, #B40DA9

Triadic#B46C0D, #0DB46C

Split complementary#A9B40D, #0DB418

Tetradic#B4180D, #55B40D, #0DA9B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CD96F7

Lighter +30%#B766F4

Lighter +20%#A036F1

Lighter +10%#8910E4

Darker −10%#4F0A84

Darker −20%#330655

Darker −30%#160325

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6E00C1

Less saturated −25%#69259C

Channel breakdown

R108

G13

B180

Red108 (42.4%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue274.13°

Saturation (HSL)86.53%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 0D · B B4

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