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Recognised as Colour

#6D07A5

  • #6D07A5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6D07A5 is a violet with RGB values 109, 7, 165 and HSL 279°, 92%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6D07A5#6D07A5
HEX#6D07A5
RGBrgb(109, 7, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.0275, 0.6471
RGB percentages42.7%, 2.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(278.7, 91.9%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 95.8%, 64.7%)
CMYK33.9%, 95.8%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,145,381
CSS custom property--colour: #6D07A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#92F85A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Tritanopia#633C60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Indigo · ΔE 15Dark violet · ΔE 20.7Dark blue · ΔE 20.8Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1Blue violet · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3FA507
Analogous#1E07A5, #A5078E
Triadic#A56D07, #07A56D
Split complementary#8EA507, #07A51E
Tetradic#A51E07, #3FA507, #078EA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CE7EFA
Lighter +30%#BB4EF7
Lighter +20%#A91DF5
Lighter +10%#8D09D6
Darker −10%#4D0574
Darker −20%#2C0343
Darker −30%#0C0112
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6F00AC
Less saturated −25%#671C90

Channel breakdown

R109
G7
B165
Red109 (42.7%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue278.73°
Saturation (HSL)91.86%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 07 · B A5

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