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Recognised as Colour

#6D0CB1

  • #6D0CB1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6D0CB1 is a violet with RGB values 109, 12, 177 and HSL 275°, 87%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6D0CB1#6D0CB1
HEX#6D0CB1
RGBrgb(109, 12, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.0471, 0.6941
RGB percentages42.7%, 4.7%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(275.3, 87.3%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 93.2%, 69.4%)
CMYK38.4%, 93.2%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,146,673
CSS custom property--colour: #6D0CB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#92F34E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5E4367no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2Blue violet · ΔE 16.4Dark violet · ΔE 16.5Indigo · ΔE 19.4Dark blue · ΔE 21.3Navy · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50B10C
Analogous#1B0CB1, #B10CA3
Triadic#B16D0C, #0CB16D
Split complementary#A3B10C, #0CB11A
Tetradic#B11A0C, #50B10C, #0CA3B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD91F8
Lighter +30%#B862F4
Lighter +20%#A232F1
Lighter +10%#8A0FE1
Darker −10%#500981
Darker −20%#320651
Darker −30%#150222
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6F00BD
Less saturated −25%#692499

Channel breakdown

R109
G12
B177
Red109 (42.7%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue275.27°
Saturation (HSL)87.3%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 0C · B B1

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