Recognised as Colour

#6C28FF

#6C28FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#6C28FF is a violet with RGB values 108, 40, 255 and HSL 259°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6C28FF#6C28FF

HEX#6C28FF

RGBrgb(108, 40, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1569, 1

RGB percentages42.4%, 15.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(259, 100%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259, 84.3%, 100%)

CMYK57.6%, 84.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,088,383

CSS custom property--colour: #6C28FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#93D700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Tritanopia#166E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.7 Blue · ΔE 17.9 Blue violet · ΔE 18.8 Dark violet · ΔE 22.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.3 Dark blue · ΔE 43.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBFF28

Analogous#2850FF, #D828FF

Triadic#FF6C28, #28FF6C

Split complementary#FFD728, #4FFF28

Tetradic#FF284F, #BBFF28, #28FFD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F4FF

Lighter +30%#D5C1FF

Lighter +20%#B28EFF

Lighter +10%#8F5BFF

Darker −10%#4D00F4

Darker −20%#3D00C1

Darker −30%#2D008E

Darker −40%#1D005B

More saturated +25%#6C28FF

Less saturated −25%#7643E4

Channel breakdown

R108

G40

B255

Red108 (42.4%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue258.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 28 · B FF

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