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Recognised as Colour

#6E00A2

  • #6E00A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6E00A2 is a violet with RGB values 110, 0, 162 and HSL 281°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6E00A2#6E00A2
HEX#6E00A2
RGBrgb(110, 0, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0, 0.6353
RGB percentages43.1%, 0%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(280.7, 100%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.7, 100%, 63.5%)
CMYK32.1%, 100%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,209,122
CSS custom property--colour: #6E00A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#91FF5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0042A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#00469Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#65395Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5Indigo · ΔE 14.8Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 21Dark blue · ΔE 21.3Blue violet · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34A200
Analogous#1D00A2, #A20085
Triadic#A26E00, #00A26E
Split complementary#85A200, #00A21D
Tetradic#A21D00, #34A200, #0085A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D16FFF
Lighter +30%#C03CFF
Lighter +20%#B009FF
Lighter +10%#9100D5
Darker −10%#4B006F
Darker −20%#29003C
Darker −30%#060009
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6E00A2
Less saturated −25%#67148E

Channel breakdown

R110
G0
B162
Red110 (43.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue280.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 00 · B A2

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