Colour

#6D10CD

#6D10CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6D10CD is a violet with RGB values 109, 16, 205 and HSL 270°, 86%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6D10CD

RGBrgb(109, 16, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.0627, 0.8039

RGB percentages42.7%, 6.3%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(269.5, 85.5%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 92.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK46.8%, 92.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,147,725

CSS custom property--colour: #6D10CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.06:1

Contrast with white8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#92EF32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Tritanopia#515179no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.3 Dark violet · ΔE 11 Medium blue · ΔE 17.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 19 Dark blue · ΔE 27.7 Indigo · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.34, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70CD10

Analogous#1011CD, #CC10CD

Triadic#CD6D10, #10CD6D

Split complementary#CDCB10, #12CD10

Tetradic#CD1011, #70CD10, #10CDCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4B0F9

Lighter +30%#BA81F5

Lighter +20%#A052F1

Lighter +10%#8622EE

Darker −10%#540C9E

Darker −20%#3B096E

Darker −30%#22053F

Darker −40%#080110

More saturated +25%#6D00DD

Less saturated −25%#6D2CB1

Channel breakdown

R109

G16

B205

Red109 (42.7%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue269.52°

Saturation (HSL)85.52%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 10 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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