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Recognised as Colour

#6D22EC

  • #6D22EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6D22EC is a violet with RGB values 109, 34, 236 and HSL 262°, 84%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6D22EC#6D22EC
HEX#6D22EC
RGBrgb(109, 34, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.1333, 0.9255
RGB percentages42.7%, 13.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(262.3, 84.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 85.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK53.8%, 85.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,152,364
CSS custom property--colour: #6D22EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#92DD13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#39648Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.3Medium blue · ΔE 15.2Dark violet · ΔE 16.8Blue · ΔE 23.6Dark orchid · ΔE 27.5Dark blue · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1EC22
Analogous#223CEC, #D222EC
Triadic#EC6D22, #22EC6D
Split complementary#ECD222, #3CEC22
Tetradic#EC223C, #A1EC22, #22ECD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9DEFC
Lighter +30%#CAAFF8
Lighter +20%#AB80F4
Lighter +10%#8C51F0
Darker −10%#5611CA
Darker −20%#420D9B
Darker −30%#2E096C
Darker −40%#1A053D
More saturated +25%#680FFF
Less saturated −25%#7540CE

Channel breakdown

R109
G34
B236
Red109 (42.7%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue262.28°
Saturation (HSL)84.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 22 · B EC

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