Colour

#6E1BBF

#6E1BBF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6E1BBF is a violet with RGB values 110, 27, 191 and HSL 270°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6E1BBF

RGBrgb(110, 27, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.1059, 0.749

RGB percentages43.1%, 10.6%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(270.4, 75.2%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 85.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK42.4%, 85.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,216,063

CSS custom property--colour: #6E1BBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.16:1

Contrast with white8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#91E440

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004FC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#004EBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5A4D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 13 Dark violet · ΔE 14.5 Dark blue · ΔE 22.8 Indigo · ΔE 23.2 Medium blue · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CBF1B

Analogous#1C1BBF, #BF1BBE

Triadic#BF6E1B, #1BBF6E

Split complementary#BEBF1B, #1BBF1C

Tetradic#BF1C1B, #6CBF1B, #1BBEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3B2F4

Lighter +30%#BA85EE

Lighter +20%#A159E7

Lighter +10%#882CE1

Darker −10%#541592

Darker −20%#3B0E66

Darker −30%#210839

Darker −40%#07020C

More saturated +25%#6E00DA

Less saturated −25%#6E36A4

Channel breakdown

R110

G27

B191

Red110 (43.1%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue270.37°

Saturation (HSL)75.23%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 1B · B BF

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