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Recognised as Colour

#6F1990

  • #6F1990
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6F1990 is a violet with RGB values 111, 25, 144 and HSL 283°, 70%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6F1990#6F1990
HEX#6F1990
RGBrgb(111, 25, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.098, 0.5647
RGB percentages43.5%, 9.8%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(283.4, 70.4%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 82.6%, 56.5%)
CMYK22.9%, 82.6%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,281,040
CSS custom property--colour: #6F1990;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#90E66F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004193no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A488Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6C3756no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.3Indigo · ΔE 11.4Purple · ΔE 11.6Dark magenta · ΔE 12.4Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A9019
Analogous#331990, #901976
Triadic#906F19, #19906F
Split complementary#769019, #199033
Tetradic#903319, #3A9019, #197690

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D08AEB
Lighter +30%#BE5FE3
Lighter +20%#AD33DC
Lighter +10%#9021BB
Darker −10%#4E1165
Darker −20%#2C0A39
Darker −30%#0B020E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7804A5
Less saturated −25%#662E7B

Channel breakdown

R111
G25
B144
Red111 (43.5%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue283.36°
Saturation (HSL)70.41%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 19 · B 90

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