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Recognised as Colour

#6E22F9

  • #6E22F9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6E22F9 is a violet with RGB values 110, 34, 249 and HSL 261°, 95%, 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

#6E22F9#6E22F9
HEX#6E22F9
RGBrgb(110, 34, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.1333, 0.9765
RGB percentages43.1%, 13.3%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(261.2, 94.7%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 86.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK55.8%, 86.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,217,913
CSS custom property--colour: #6E22F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 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#424242
Inverted#91DD06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2C6995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.5 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 16.9Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Blue · ΔE 18.8Dark violet · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 32.9Dark blue · ΔE 41.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADF922
Analogous#2242F9, #D922F9
Triadic#F96E22, #22F96E
Split complementary#F9DA22, #42F922
Tetradic#F92242, #ADF922, #22F9D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E9FE
Lighter +30%#D0B7FD
Lighter +20%#AF85FC
Lighter +10%#8F54FA
Darker −10%#5406E2
Darker −20%#4105B0
Darker −30%#2F037F
Darker −40%#1D024D
More saturated +25%#6C1CFF
Less saturated −25%#763EDD

Channel breakdown

R110
G34
B249
Red110 (43.1%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue261.21°
Saturation (HSL)94.71%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 22 · B F9

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