Colour

#6C36C3

#6C36C3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#6C36C3 is a violet with RGB values 108, 54, 195 and HSL 263°, 57%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#6C36C3

RGBrgb(108, 54, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2118, 0.7647

RGB percentages42.4%, 21.2%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(263, 56.6%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263, 72.3%, 76.5%)

CMYK44.6%, 72.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,091,907

CSS custom property--colour: #6C36C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.11:1

Contrast with white7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#93C93C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Tritanopia#545A79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2 Blue violet · ΔE 19.8 Slate blue · ΔE 20.3 Indigo · ΔE 20.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DC336

Analogous#3646C3, #B336C3

Triadic#C36C36, #36C36C

Split complementary#C3B336, #46C336

Tetradic#C33647, #8DC336, #36C3B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFD2F3

Lighter +30%#C2AAE8

Lighter +20%#A582DD

Lighter +10%#885BD1

Darker −10%#562B9B

Darker −20%#402073

Darker −30%#2A154B

Darker −40%#140A23

More saturated +25%#6517E2

Less saturated −25%#7355A4

Channel breakdown

R108

G54

B195

Red108 (42.4%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue262.98°

Saturation (HSL)56.63%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 36 · B C3

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Colour values

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