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Recognised as Colour

#6D35E1

  • #6D35E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6D35E1 is a violet with RGB values 109, 53, 225 and HSL 260°, 74%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6D35E1#6D35E1
HEX#6D35E1
RGBrgb(109, 53, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2078, 0.8824
RGB percentages42.7%, 20.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(259.5, 74.1%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 76.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK51.6%, 76.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,157,217
CSS custom property--colour: #6D35E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#92CA1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#42668Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.9Dark violet · ΔE 16.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Medium blue · ΔE 20.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1Dark blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9E135
Analogous#3553E1, #C335E1
Triadic#E16D35, #35E16D
Split complementary#E1C335, #53E135
Tetradic#E13553, #A9E135, #35E1C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE7FB
Lighter +30%#CDBAF5
Lighter +20%#AD8EEE
Lighter +10%#8D61E8
Darker −10%#541DC6
Darker −20%#411799
Darker −30%#2E106D
Darker −40%#1B0A40
More saturated +25%#6318FE
Less saturated −25%#7752C4

Channel breakdown

R109
G53
B225
Red109 (42.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue259.53°
Saturation (HSL)74.14%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 35 · B E1

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