Colour

#6E00D5

#6E00D5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6E00D5 is a violet with RGB values 110, 0, 213 and HSL 271°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6E00D5

RGBrgb(110, 0, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0, 0.8353

RGB percentages43.1%, 0%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(271, 100%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271, 100%, 83.5%)

CMYK48.4%, 100%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,209,173

CSS custom property--colour: #6E00D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8:1

Contrast with white8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#91FF2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004ED2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4E537Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.3 Dark violet · ΔE 12 Medium blue · ΔE 15.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7 Blue · ΔE 28.1 Dark blue · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#67D500

Analogous#0300D5, #D500D2

Triadic#D56E00, #00D56E

Split complementary#D2D500, #00D504

Tetradic#D50400, #67D500, #00D2D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2A2FF

Lighter +30%#B96FFF

Lighter +20%#A13CFF

Lighter +10%#8809FF

Darker −10%#5400A2

Darker −20%#39006F

Darker −30%#1F003C

Darker −40%#050009

More saturated +25%#6E00D5

Less saturated −25%#6D1BBA

Channel breakdown

R110

B213

Red110 (43.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue270.99°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 00 · B D5

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Colour values

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