Colour

#6C2CA2

#6C2CA2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6C2CA2 is a violet with RGB values 108, 44, 162 and HSL 273°, 57%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6C2CA2

RGBrgb(108, 44, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1725, 0.6353

RGB percentages42.4%, 17.3%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(272.5, 57.3%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.5, 72.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK33.3%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,089,314

CSS custom property--colour: #6C2CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.33:1

Contrast with white8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#93D35D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004CA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#004EA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Tritanopia#624864no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.5 Indigo · ΔE 12.9 Purple · ΔE 18.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6 Slate blue · ΔE 19.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.55, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#62A22C

Analogous#312CA2, #A22C9D

Triadic#A26C2C, #2CA26C

Split complementary#9DA22C, #2CA231

Tetradic#A2312C, #62A22C, #2C9DA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFB0EA

Lighter +30%#B788DF

Lighter +20%#9F60D4

Lighter +10%#8738C9

Darker −10%#51217A

Darker −20%#371652

Darker −30%#1C0B2A

Darker −40%#010002

More saturated +25%#6E12BC

Less saturated −25%#6A4688

Channel breakdown

R108

G44

B162

Red108 (42.4%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue272.54°

Saturation (HSL)57.28%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 2C · B A2

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