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Recognised as Colour

#6C1C97

  • #6C1C97
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#6C1C97 is a violet with RGB values 108, 28, 151 and HSL 279°, 69%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#6C1C97#6C1C97
HEX#6C1C97
RGBrgb(108, 28, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1098, 0.5922
RGB percentages42.4%, 11%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(279, 68.7%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279, 81.5%, 59.2%)
CMYK28.5%, 81.5%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,085,207
CSS custom property--colour: #6C1C97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#93E368

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00449Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004895no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#663C5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 10.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.6Dark magenta · ΔE 15Purple · ΔE 15Dark orchid · ΔE 20Navy · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47971C
Analogous#2E1C97, #971C84
Triadic#976C1C, #1C976C
Split complementary#85971C, #1C972E
Tetradic#972E1C, #47971C, #1C8597

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD94EB
Lighter +30%#B869E3
Lighter +20%#A43EDB
Lighter +10%#8B24C2
Darker −10%#4D146C
Darker −20%#2E0C41
Darker −30%#100416
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7306AD
Less saturated −25%#653281

Channel breakdown

R108
G28
B151
Red108 (42.4%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue279.02°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 1C · B 97

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