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Recognised as Colour

#6F00AE

  • #6F00AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6F00AE is a violet with RGB values 111, 0, 174 and HSL 278°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6F00AE#6F00AE
HEX#6F00AE
RGBrgb(111, 0, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0, 0.6824
RGB percentages43.5%, 0%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(278.3, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK36.2%, 100%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,274,670
CSS custom property--colour: #6F00AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#90FF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Tritanopia#633F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.4Dark violet · ΔE 16Blue violet · ΔE 16.8Indigo · ΔE 19.6Dark blue · ΔE 21.9Navy · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3FAE00
Analogous#1800AE, #AE0096
Triadic#AE6F00, #00AE6F
Split complementary#96AE00, #00AE18
Tetradic#AE1800, #3FAE00, #0096AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CF7BFF
Lighter +30%#BD48FF
Lighter +20%#AA15FF
Lighter +10%#9000E1
Darker −10%#4E007B
Darker −20%#2E0048
Darker −30%#0D0015
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6F00AE
Less saturated −25%#691698

Channel breakdown

R111
G0
B174
Red111 (43.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue278.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 00 · B AE

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