Colour

#6C0DE5

#6C0DE5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6C0DE5 is a violet with RGB values 108, 13, 229 and HSL 266°, 89%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6C0DE5

RGBrgb(108, 13, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.051, 0.898

RGB percentages42.4%, 5.1%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(266.4, 89.3%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.4, 94.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK52.8%, 94.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,081,445

CSS custom property--colour: #6C0DE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#93F21A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Tritanopia#3E5C87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.9 Medium blue · ΔE 14.4 Dark violet · ΔE 16.5 Blue · ΔE 22.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8 Dark blue · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86E50D

Analogous#0D1AE5, #D80DE5

Triadic#E56C0D, #0DE56C

Split complementary#E5D80D, #1AE50D

Tetradic#E50D1A, #86E50D, #0DE5D8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCC2FC

Lighter +30%#BF92F9

Lighter +20%#A362F6

Lighter +10%#8732F3

Darker −10%#550AB5

Darker −20%#3E0884

Darker −30%#280554

Darker −40%#110224

More saturated +25%#6A00F2

Less saturated −25%#702BC7

Channel breakdown

R108

G13

B229

Red108 (42.4%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue266.39°

Saturation (HSL)89.26%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 0D · B E5

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