Recognised as Colour

#6D22AF

#6D22AF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#6D22AF is a violet with RGB values 109, 34, 175 and HSL 272°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6D22AF#6D22AF

HEX#6D22AF

RGBrgb(109, 34, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.1333, 0.6863

RGB percentages42.7%, 13.3%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(271.9, 67.5%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 80.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK37.7%, 80.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,152,303

CSS custom property--colour: #6D22AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.41:1

Contrast with white8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#92DD50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004CB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#5F4969no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2 Indigo · ΔE 15.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4 Dark blue · ΔE 21 Blue violet · ΔE 21.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#64AF22

Analogous#2622AF, #AF22AB

Triadic#AF6D22, #22AF6D

Split complementary#ABAF22, #22AF26

Tetradic#AF2622, #64AF22, #22ABAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1AEEF

Lighter +30%#B883E7

Lighter +20%#A058DF

Lighter +10%#872ED6

Darker −10%#521A84

Darker −20%#38115A

Darker −30%#1D092F

Darker −40%#030104

More saturated +25%#6F08C9

Less saturated −25%#6B3C95

Channel breakdown

R109

G34

B175

Red109 (42.7%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue271.91°

Saturation (HSL)67.46%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 22 · B AF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#6D22AF

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else