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Recognised as Colour

#6D009D

  • #6D009D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#6D009D is a violet with RGB values 109, 0, 157 and HSL 282°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#6D009D#6D009D
HEX#6D009D
RGBrgb(109, 0, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0, 0.6157
RGB percentages42.7%, 0%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(281.7, 100%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 100%, 61.6%)
CMYK30.6%, 100%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,143,581
CSS custom property--colour: #6D009D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#92FF62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0040A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#00459Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#66375Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 13Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7Dark magenta · ΔE 18.3Purple · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Dark blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#309D00
Analogous#1F009D, #9D007E
Triadic#9D6D00, #009D6D
Split complementary#7F9D00, #009D1E
Tetradic#9D1E00, #309D00, #007F9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D16AFF
Lighter +30%#C237FF
Lighter +20%#B204FF
Lighter +10%#9000D0
Darker −10%#4A006A
Darker −20%#260037
Darker −30%#030004
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6D009D
Less saturated −25%#651489

Channel breakdown

R109
G0
B157
Red109 (42.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue281.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 00 · B 9D

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