Colour

#6E00AE

#6E00AE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#6E00AE is a violet with RGB values 110, 0, 174 and HSL 278°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6E00AE#6E00AE

HEX#6E00AE

RGBrgb(110, 0, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0, 0.6824

RGB percentages43.1%, 0%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(277.9, 100%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 100%, 68.2%)

CMYK36.8%, 100%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,209,134

CSS custom property--colour: #6E00AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.23:1

Contrast with white9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#91FF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0045B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Tritanopia#613F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.6 Dark violet · ΔE 16.1 Blue violet · ΔE 16.8 Indigo · ΔE 19.6 Dark blue · ΔE 21.7 Navy · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40AE00

Analogous#1700AE, #AE0097

Triadic#AE6E00, #00AE6E

Split complementary#97AE00, #00AE17

Tetradic#AE1700, #40AE00, #0097AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CE7BFF

Lighter +30%#BC48FF

Lighter +20%#A915FF

Lighter +10%#8E00E1

Darker −10%#4E007B

Darker −20%#2E0048

Darker −30%#0D0015

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6E00AE

Less saturated −25%#681698

Channel breakdown

R110

B174

Red110 (43.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue277.93°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 00 · B AE

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