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Recognised as Colour

#6D00EB

  • #6D00EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6D00EB is a violet with RGB values 109, 0, 235 and HSL 268°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6D00EB#6D00EB
HEX#6D00EB
RGBrgb(109, 0, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0, 0.9216
RGB percentages42.7%, 0%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(267.8, 100%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.8, 100%, 92.2%)
CMYK53.6%, 100%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,143,659
CSS custom property--colour: #6D00EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#92FF14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3B5D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.6Blue violet · ΔE 17.6Blue · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 32.6Dark blue · ΔE 40.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EEB00
Analogous#0009EB, #E300EB
Triadic#EB6D00, #00EB6D
Split complementary#EBE300, #08EB00
Tetradic#EB0008, #7EEB00, #00EBE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9B8FF
Lighter +30%#BE85FF
Lighter +20%#A252FF
Lighter +10%#871FFF
Darker −10%#5500B8
Darker −20%#3E0085
Darker −30%#260052
Darker −40%#0E001F
More saturated +25%#6D00EB
Less saturated −25%#6F1DCE

Channel breakdown

R109
G0
B235
Red109 (42.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue267.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 00 · B EB

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