Colour

#6C2EA9

#6C2EA9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6C2EA9 is a violet with RGB values 108, 46, 169 and HSL 270°, 57%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#6C2EA9

RGBrgb(108, 46, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.1804, 0.6627

RGB percentages42.4%, 18%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(270.2, 57.2%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 72.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK36.1%, 72.8%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,089,833

CSS custom property--colour: #6C2EA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1

Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#93D156

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004FADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5F4C69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11 Indigo · ΔE 13.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1 Slate blue · ΔE 18.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3 Purple · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6BA92E

Analogous#2E2EA9, #A92EA9

Triadic#A96C2E, #2EA96C

Split complementary#A8A92E, #2EA92F

Tetradic#A92F2E, #6BA92E, #2EA8A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2B7EC

Lighter +30%#B88FE1

Lighter +20%#9F67D6

Lighter +10%#863FCB

Darker −10%#522381

Darker −20%#391859

Darker −30%#1F0D31

Darker −40%#060209

More saturated +25%#6C13C4

Less saturated −25%#6C498E

Channel breakdown

R108

G46

B169

Red108 (42.4%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue270.24°

Saturation (HSL)57.21%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 2E · B A9

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