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Recognised as Colour

#6D34CE

  • #6D34CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6D34CE is a violet with RGB values 109, 52, 206 and HSL 262°, 61%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6D34CE#6D34CE
HEX#6D34CE
RGBrgb(109, 52, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2039, 0.8078
RGB percentages42.7%, 20.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(262.2, 61.1%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 74.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK47.1%, 74.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,156,942
CSS custom property--colour: #6D34CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#92CB31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4F5E7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Blue violet · ΔE 14Dark violet · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 22Dark blue · ΔE 24.4Indigo · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95CE34
Analogous#3448CE, #BA34CE
Triadic#CE6D34, #34CE6D
Split complementary#CEBA34, #48CE34
Tetradic#CE3448, #95CE34, #34CEBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3D8F6
Lighter +30%#C6AFEC
Lighter +20%#A886E2
Lighter +10%#8B5DD8
Darker −10%#5728A7
Darker −20%#421E7E
Darker −30%#2C1455
Darker −40%#170B2B
More saturated +25%#6514EE
Less saturated −25%#7553AF

Channel breakdown

R109
G52
B206
Red109 (42.7%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue262.21°
Saturation (HSL)61.11%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 34 · B CE

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