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Recognised as Colour

#6C39BD

  • #6C39BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6C39BD is a violet with RGB values 108, 57, 189 and HSL 263°, 54%, 48%. 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

#6C39BD#6C39BD
HEX#6C39BD
RGBrgb(108, 57, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2235, 0.7412
RGB percentages42.4%, 22.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(263.2, 53.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.2, 69.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK42.9%, 69.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,092,669
CSS custom property--colour: #6C39BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#93C642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#565A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Indigo · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ABD39
Analogous#3948BD, #AE39BD
Triadic#BD6C39, #39BD6C
Split complementary#BDAE39, #48BD39
Tetradic#BD3948, #8ABD39, #39BDAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD1F1
Lighter +30%#C1AAE5
Lighter +20%#A483D9
Lighter +10%#885BCE
Darker −10%#562D96
Darker −20%#3F216F
Darker −30%#291647
Darker −40%#120A20
More saturated +25%#651ADC
Less saturated −25%#73589E

Channel breakdown

R108
G57
B189
Red108 (42.4%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue263.18°
Saturation (HSL)53.66%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 39 · B BD

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