Recognised as Colour

#6C22FF

#6C22FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#6C22FF is a violet with RGB values 108, 34, 255 and HSL 260°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#6C22FF#6C22FF

HEX#6C22FF

RGBrgb(108, 34, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1333, 1

RGB percentages42.4%, 13.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(260.1, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.1, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK57.6%, 86.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,086,847

CSS custom property--colour: #6C22FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#93DD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Tritanopia#166C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 16.4 Medium blue · ΔE 18 Blue violet · ΔE 20.3 Dark violet · ΔE 23.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.8 Dark blue · ΔE 44.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5FF22

Analogous#2247FF, #DA22FF

Triadic#FF6C22, #22FF6C

Split complementary#FFDA22, #47FF22

Tetradic#FF2247, #B5FF22, #22FFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4EEFF

Lighter +30%#D2BBFF

Lighter +20%#B088FF

Lighter +10%#8E55FF

Darker −10%#5000EE

Darker −20%#3F00BB

Darker −30%#2E0088

Darker −40%#1C0055

More saturated +25%#6C22FF

Less saturated −25%#753EE3

Channel breakdown

R108

G34

B255

Red108 (42.4%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue260.09°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 22 · B FF

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