Colour

#6D1BBF

#6D1BBF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6D1BBF is a violet with RGB values 109, 27, 191 and HSL 270°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6D1BBF

RGBrgb(109, 27, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.1059, 0.749

RGB percentages42.7%, 10.6%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(270, 75.2%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 85.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK42.9%, 85.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,150,527

CSS custom property--colour: #6D1BBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.21:1

Contrast with white8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#92E440

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004FC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Tritanopia#584D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.3 Dark violet · ΔE 14.7 Dark blue · ΔE 22.6 Indigo · ΔE 23.2 Medium blue · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6DBF1B

Analogous#1B1BBF, #BF1BBF

Triadic#BF6D1B, #1BBF6D

Split complementary#BFBF1B, #1BBF1B

Tetradic#BF1B1B, #6DBF1B, #1BBFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3B2F4

Lighter +30%#BA85EE

Lighter +20%#A059E7

Lighter +10%#872CE1

Darker −10%#531592

Darker −20%#3A0E66

Darker −30%#200839

Darker −40%#07020C

More saturated +25%#6D00DA

Less saturated −25%#6D36A4

Channel breakdown

R109

G27

B191

Red109 (42.7%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)75.23%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 1B · B BF

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