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Recognised as Colour

#6D00EF

  • #6D00EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6D00EF is a violet with RGB values 109, 0, 239 and HSL 267°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6D00EF#6D00EF
HEX#6D00EF
RGBrgb(109, 0, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0, 0.9373
RGB percentages42.7%, 0%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(267.4, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK54.4%, 100%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,143,663
CSS custom property--colour: #6D00EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#92FF10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#375F8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.4Blue · ΔE 17.5Blue violet · ΔE 19.1Dark violet · ΔE 20.9Dark orchid · ΔE 34.3Dark blue · ΔE 42.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82EF00
Analogous#000AEF, #E500EF
Triadic#EF6D00, #00EF6D
Split complementary#EFE400, #0BEF00
Tetradic#EF000A, #82EF00, #00EFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBBCFF
Lighter +30%#BF89FF
Lighter +20%#A356FF
Lighter +10%#8723FF
Darker −10%#5600BC
Darker −20%#3E0089
Darker −30%#270056
Darker −40%#100023
More saturated +25%#6D00EF
Less saturated −25%#701ED1

Channel breakdown

R109
G0
B239
Red109 (42.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue267.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 00 · B EF

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