Recognised as Colour

#6F1896

#6F1896
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#6F1896 is a violet with RGB values 111, 24, 150 and HSL 281°, 72%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#6F1896

RGBrgb(111, 24, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.0941, 0.5882

RGB percentages43.5%, 9.4%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(281.4, 72.4%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 84%, 58.8%)

CMYK26%, 84%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,280,790

CSS custom property--colour: #6F1896;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.35:1

Contrast with white9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#90E769

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004399no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#004894no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6A3959no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 10.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 13 Dark magenta · ΔE 13.7 Purple · ΔE 14 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5 Navy · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F9618

Analogous#301896, #96187E

Triadic#966F18, #18966F

Split complementary#7E9618, #189630

Tetradic#963018, #3F9618, #187E96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CF8DED

Lighter +30%#BD61E6

Lighter +20%#AA35DF

Lighter +10%#901FC2

Darker −10%#4E116A

Darker −20%#2E0A3E

Darker −30%#0D0312

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7702AC

Less saturated −25%#672E80

Channel breakdown

R111

G24

B150

Red111 (43.5%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue281.43°

Saturation (HSL)72.41%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 18 · B 96

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