Recognised as Colour

#6E42FB

#6E42FB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6E42FB is a blue with RGB values 110, 66, 251 and HSL 254°, 96%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6E42FB

RGBrgb(110, 66, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.2588, 0.9843

RGB percentages43.1%, 25.9%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(254.3, 95.9%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 73.7%, 98.4%)

CMYK56.2%, 73.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,226,107

CSS custom property--colour: #6E42FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#91BD04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#26769Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.7 Dark violet · ΔE 20.6 Medium blue · ΔE 20.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.2 Blue · ΔE 30.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CFFB42

Analogous#4272FB, #CB42FB

Triadic#FB6E42, #42FB6E

Split complementary#FBCB42, #72FB42

Tetradic#FB4272, #CFFB42, #42FBCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1D8FE

Lighter +20%#BBA6FD

Lighter +10%#9474FC

Darker −10%#4810FA

Darker −20%#3504D3

Darker −30%#2903A1

Darker −40%#1C026F

More saturated +25%#6C3EFF

Less saturated −25%#7B5AE3

Channel breakdown

R110

G66

B251

Red110 (43.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue254.27°

Saturation (HSL)95.85%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 42 · B FB

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