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Recognised as Colour

#6C1DF9

  • #6C1DF9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6C1DF9 is a violet with RGB values 108, 29, 249 and HSL 262°, 95%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6C1DF9#6C1DF9
HEX#6C1DF9
RGBrgb(108, 29, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1137, 0.9765
RGB percentages42.4%, 11.4%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(261.5, 94.8%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 88.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK56.6%, 88.4%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,085,561
CSS custom property--colour: #6C1DF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#93E206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#246894no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.9Blue · ΔE 17.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.1Dark orchid · ΔE 34.3Dark blue · ΔE 42.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAF91D
Analogous#1D3CF9, #DA1DF9
Triadic#F96C1D, #1DF96C
Split complementary#F9DA1D, #3CF91D
Tetradic#F91D3C, #AAF91D, #1DF9DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE4FE
Lighter +30%#CDB2FD
Lighter +20%#AD80FC
Lighter +10%#8C4FFA
Darker −10%#5306DD
Darker −20%#4005AB
Darker −30%#2E037A
Darker −40%#1B0248
More saturated +25%#6A17FF
Less saturated −25%#743ADC

Channel breakdown

R108
G29
B249
Red108 (42.4%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue261.55°
Saturation (HSL)94.83%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 1D · B F9

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