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Colour

#6E34A9

  • #6E34A9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6E34A9 is a violet with RGB values 110, 52, 169 and HSL 270°, 53%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6E34A9#6E34A9
HEX#6E34A9
RGBrgb(110, 52, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2039, 0.6627
RGB percentages43.1%, 20.4%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(269.7, 52.9%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 69.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK34.9%, 69.2%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,222,441
CSS custom property--colour: #6E34A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#91CB56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#624F6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.1Indigo · ΔE 15.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2Dark magenta · ΔE 20.4Purple · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FA934
Analogous#3435A9, #A934A9
Triadic#A96E34, #34A96E
Split complementary#A9A834, #35A934
Tetradic#A93435, #6FA934, #34A9A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4BEEB
Lighter +30%#BB97DF
Lighter +20%#A170D3
Lighter +10%#8749C7
Darker −10%#552882
Darker −20%#3B1C5B
Darker −30%#221034
Darker −40%#08040D
More saturated +25%#6E18C5
Less saturated −25%#6E508D

Channel breakdown

R110
G52
B169
Red110 (43.1%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue269.74°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 34 · B A9

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