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Recognised as Colour

#6C2BF6

  • #6C2BF6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6C2BF6 is a violet with RGB values 108, 43, 246 and HSL 259°, 92%, 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 violet.

Colour values

#6C2BF6#6C2BF6
HEX#6C2BF6
RGBrgb(108, 43, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1686, 0.9647
RGB percentages42.4%, 16.9%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(259.2, 91.9%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 82.5%, 96.5%)
CMYK56.1%, 82.5%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,089,142
CSS custom property--colour: #6C2BF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 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#474747
Inverted#93D409

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#286B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.6 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 violet · ΔE 14.3Medium blue · ΔE 16.2Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Blue · ΔE 22.2Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6Dark blue · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5F62B
Analogous#2B50F6, #D12BF6
Triadic#F66C2B, #2BF66C
Split complementary#F6D12B, #50F62B
Tetradic#F62B50, #B5F62B, #2BF6D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EFFE
Lighter +30%#D2BEFC
Lighter +20%#B08DFA
Lighter +10%#8E5CF8
Darker −10%#500AE4
Darker −20%#3F08B3
Darker −30%#2E0682
Darker −40%#1C0352
More saturated +25%#6922FF
Less saturated −25%#7647DA

Channel breakdown

R108
G43
B246
Red108 (42.4%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue259.21°
Saturation (HSL)91.86%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 2B · B F6

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