Colour

#6F20EF

#6F20EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6F20EF is a violet with RGB values 111, 32, 239 and HSL 263°, 87%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6F20EF#6F20EF

HEX#6F20EF

RGBrgb(111, 32, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1255, 0.9373

RGB percentages43.5%, 12.5%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(262.9, 86.6%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 86.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK53.6%, 86.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,282,927

CSS custom property--colour: #6F20EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#90DF10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#3B648Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.6 Medium blue · ΔE 15.7 Dark violet · ΔE 17.5 Blue · ΔE 22.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9 Dark blue · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0EF20

Analogous#2038EF, #D720EF

Triadic#EF6F20, #20EF6F

Split complementary#EFD720, #38EF20

Tetradic#EF2038, #A0EF20, #20EFD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EADEFD

Lighter +30%#CBAFF9

Lighter +20%#AC7FF6

Lighter +10%#8E50F2

Darker −10%#570FCD

Darker −20%#430B9E

Darker −30%#2F086E

Darker −40%#1B043F

More saturated +25%#6B10FF

Less saturated −25%#763ED1

Channel breakdown

R111

G32

B239

Red111 (43.5%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue262.9°

Saturation (HSL)86.61%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 20 · B EF

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