Colour

#6F00EA

#6F00EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#6F00EA is a violet with RGB values 111, 0, 234 and HSL 268°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6F00EA

RGBrgb(111, 0, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0, 0.9176

RGB percentages43.5%, 0%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(268.5, 100%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.5, 100%, 91.8%)

CMYK52.6%, 100%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,274,730

CSS custom property--colour: #6F00EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1

Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#90FF15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Tritanopia#415D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.8 Blue violet · ΔE 16.8 Dark violet · ΔE 18.6 Blue · ΔE 19.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.8 Dark blue · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BEA00

Analogous#0006EA, #E400EA

Triadic#EA6F00, #00EA6F

Split complementary#EAE400, #06EA00

Tetradic#EA0006, #7BEA00, #00EAE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9B7FF

Lighter +30%#BE84FF

Lighter +20%#A451FF

Lighter +10%#891EFF

Darker −10%#5700B7

Darker −20%#3F0084

Darker −30%#260051

Darker −40%#0E001E

More saturated +25%#6F00EA

Less saturated −25%#711DCD

Channel breakdown

R111

B234

Red111 (43.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue268.46°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 00 · B EA

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