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Recognised as Colour

#6E21FA

  • #6E21FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6E21FA is a violet with RGB values 110, 33, 250 and HSL 261°, 96%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6E21FA#6E21FA
HEX#6E21FA
RGBrgb(110, 33, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.1294, 0.9804
RGB percentages43.1%, 12.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(261.3, 95.6%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 86.8%, 98%)
CMYK56%, 86.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,217,658
CSS custom property--colour: #6E21FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#91DE05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2B6A95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.1Blue violet · ΔE 18.1Blue · ΔE 18.2Dark violet · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 33.5Dark blue · ΔE 42.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADFA21
Analogous#2141FA, #DA21FA
Triadic#FA6E21, #21FA6E
Split complementary#FADA21, #41FA21
Tetradic#FA2141, #ADFA21, #21FADA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E9FE
Lighter +30%#D0B7FD
Lighter +20%#AF85FC
Lighter +10%#8F53FB
Darker −10%#5405E3
Darker −20%#4104B1
Darker −30%#2F037F
Darker −40%#1D024D
More saturated +25%#6D1CFF
Less saturated −25%#763DDE

Channel breakdown

R110
G33
B250
Red110 (43.1%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue261.29°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 21 · B FA

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