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Colour

#6E16C7

  • #6E16C7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6E16C7 is a violet with RGB values 110, 22, 199 and HSL 270°, 80%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6E16C7#6E16C7
HEX#6E16C7
RGBrgb(110, 22, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.0863, 0.7804
RGB percentages43.1%, 8.6%, 78%
HSLhsl(269.8, 80.1%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 88.9%, 78%)
CMYK44.7%, 88.9%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,214,791
CSS custom property--colour: #6E16C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#91E938

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#565076no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9.1Dark violet · ΔE 11.7Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Medium blue · ΔE 20.8Dark blue · ΔE 25.3Indigo · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FC716
Analogous#1616C7, #C616C7
Triadic#C76E16, #16C76E
Split complementary#C7C716, #16C716
Tetradic#C71617, #6FC716, #16C7C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4B2F7
Lighter +30%#BB85F1
Lighter +20%#A157EC
Lighter +10%#8729E7
Darker −10%#551199
Darker −20%#3B0C6B
Darker −30%#22073D
Darker −40%#08020F
More saturated +25%#6E00DD
Less saturated −25%#6E32AB

Channel breakdown

R110
G22
B199
Red110 (43.1%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue269.83°
Saturation (HSL)80.09%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 16 · B C7

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