Recognised as Colour

#6C23EB

#6C23EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6C23EB is a violet with RGB values 108, 35, 235 and HSL 262°, 83%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6C23EB

RGBrgb(108, 35, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1373, 0.9216

RGB percentages42.4%, 13.7%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(261.9, 83.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 85.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK54%, 85.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,087,083

CSS custom property--colour: #6C23EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#93DC14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#37648Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.9 Medium blue · ΔE 15.1 Dark violet · ΔE 16.6 Blue · ΔE 24.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 27 Dark blue · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2EB23

Analogous#233EEB, #D023EB

Triadic#EB6C23, #23EB6C

Split complementary#EBD023, #3EEB23

Tetradic#EB233E, #A2EB23, #23EBD0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9DEFC

Lighter +30%#CAAFF8

Lighter +20%#AA81F3

Lighter +10%#8B52EF

Darker −10%#5512C9

Darker −20%#410E9A

Darker −30%#2D0A6B

Darker −40%#1A063D

More saturated +25%#670FFF

Less saturated −25%#7441CD

Channel breakdown

R108

G35

B235

Red108 (42.4%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue261.9°

Saturation (HSL)83.33%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 23 · B EB

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