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Recognised as Colour

#6D009A

  • #6D009A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#6D009A is a violet with RGB values 109, 0, 154 and HSL 282°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#6D009A#6D009A
HEX#6D009A
RGBrgb(109, 0, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0, 0.6039
RGB percentages42.7%, 0%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(282.5, 100%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 100%, 60.4%)
CMYK29.2%, 100%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,143,578
CSS custom property--colour: #6D009A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#92FF65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003F9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004497no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#663559no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 12.1Dark orchid · ΔE 16.5Dark magenta · ΔE 17Purple · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D9A00
Analogous#20009A, #9A007A
Triadic#9A6D00, #009A6D
Split complementary#7A9A00, #009A20
Tetradic#9A2000, #2D9A00, #007A9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D367FF
Lighter +30%#C434FF
Lighter +20%#B501FF
Lighter +10%#9100CD
Darker −10%#490067
Darker −20%#250034
Darker −30%#010001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6D009A
Less saturated −25%#651387

Channel breakdown

R109
G0
B154
Red109 (42.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue282.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 00 · B 9A

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