Colour

#6D00DD

#6D00DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6D00DD is a violet with RGB values 109, 0, 221 and HSL 270°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6D00DD#6D00DD

HEX#6D00DD

RGBrgb(109, 0, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0, 0.8667

RGB percentages42.7%, 0%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(269.6, 100%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 100%, 86.7%)

CMYK50.7%, 100%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,143,645

CSS custom property--colour: #6D00DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.79:1

Contrast with white7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#92FF22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Tritanopia#475781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.6 Dark violet · ΔE 14.5 Medium blue · ΔE 14.5 Blue · ΔE 24.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 27 Dark blue · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70DD00

Analogous#0001DD, #DC00DD

Triadic#DD6D00, #00DD6D

Split complementary#DDDB00, #02DD00

Tetradic#DD0001, #70DD00, #00DDDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4AAFF

Lighter +30%#BA77FF

Lighter +20%#A044FF

Lighter +10%#8611FF

Darker −10%#5400AA

Darker −20%#3B0077

Darker −30%#220044

Darker −40%#080011

More saturated +25%#6D00DD

Less saturated −25%#6D1CC1

Channel breakdown

R109

B221

Red109 (42.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue269.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 00 · B DD

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