Colour

#6D09FF

#6D09FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#6D09FF is a violet with RGB values 109, 9, 255 and HSL 264°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#6D09FF#6D09FF

HEX#6D09FF

RGBrgb(109, 9, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.0353, 1

RGB percentages42.7%, 3.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(264.4, 100%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 96.5%, 100%)

CMYK57.3%, 96.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,145,983

CSS custom property--colour: #6D09FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#92F600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Tritanopia#1E6896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 13.3 Medium blue · ΔE 20.2 Blue violet · ΔE 24.6 Dark violet · ΔE 26.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 39.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 45

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BFF09

Analogous#0920FF, #E809FF

Triadic#FF6D09, #09FF6D

Split complementary#FFE809, #20FF09

Tetradic#FF0920, #9BFF09, #09FFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6D5FF

Lighter +30%#C8A2FF

Lighter +20%#AA6FFF

Lighter +10%#8B3CFF

Darker −10%#5700D5

Darker −20%#4200A2

Darker −30%#2D006F

Darker −40%#18003C

More saturated +25%#6D09FF

Less saturated −25%#7328E0

Channel breakdown

R109

B255

Red109 (42.7%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue264.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 09 · B FF

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Colour values

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