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Recognised as Colour

#6E34BE

  • #6E34BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6E34BE is a violet with RGB values 110, 52, 190 and HSL 265°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6E34BE#6E34BE
HEX#6E34BE
RGBrgb(110, 52, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2039, 0.7451
RGB percentages43.1%, 20.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(265.2, 57%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.2, 72.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK42.1%, 72.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,222,462
CSS custom property--colour: #6E34BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#91CB41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#5A5776no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Indigo · ΔE 19Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84BE34
Analogous#343FBE, #B334BE
Triadic#BE6E34, #34BE6E
Split complementary#BEB334, #3FBE34
Tetradic#BE343F, #84BE34, #34BEB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCCDF1
Lighter +30%#C0A5E6
Lighter +20%#A47DDB
Lighter +10%#8955D0
Darker −10%#572996
Darker −20%#401E6E
Darker −30%#281346
Darker −40%#11081E
More saturated +25%#6916DC
Less saturated −25%#7352A0

Channel breakdown

R110
G52
B190
Red110 (43.1%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue265.22°
Saturation (HSL)57.02%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 34 · B BE

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