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Colour

#6E2FDE

  • #6E2FDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6E2FDE is a violet with RGB values 110, 47, 222 and HSL 262°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6E2FDE#6E2FDE
HEX#6E2FDE
RGBrgb(110, 47, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.1843, 0.8706
RGB percentages43.1%, 18.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(261.6, 72.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 78.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK50.5%, 78.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,221,214
CSS custom property--colour: #6E2FDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#91D021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#476287no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 7.7Dark violet · ΔE 14.7Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Medium blue · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 29Dark blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FDE2F
Analogous#2F47DE, #C62FDE
Triadic#DE6E2F, #2FDE6E
Split complementary#DEC62F, #47DE2F
Tetradic#DE2F47, #9FDE2F, #2FDEC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9DFFA
Lighter +30%#CAB3F3
Lighter +20%#AB87EC
Lighter +10%#8D5BE5
Darker −10%#571EBC
Darker −20%#431790
Darker −30%#2E1064
Darker −40%#1A0938
More saturated +25%#6611FC
Less saturated −25%#764DC0

Channel breakdown

R110
G47
B222
Red110 (43.1%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue261.6°
Saturation (HSL)72.61%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 2F · B DE

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