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Recognised as Colour

#6F22AE

  • #6F22AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6F22AE is a violet with RGB values 111, 34, 174 and HSL 273°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6F22AE#6F22AE
HEX#6F22AE
RGBrgb(111, 34, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1333, 0.6824
RGB percentages43.5%, 13.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(273, 67.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273, 80.5%, 68.2%)
CMYK36.2%, 80.5%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,283,374
CSS custom property--colour: #6F22AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#90DD51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#624869no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13Indigo · ΔE 15.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4Dark blue · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61AE22
Analogous#2922AE, #AE22A7
Triadic#AE6F22, #22AE6F
Split complementary#A7AE22, #22AE29
Tetradic#AE2922, #61AE22, #22A7AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1ADEF
Lighter +30%#BA82E7
Lighter +20%#A258DE
Lighter +10%#8A2DD6
Darker −10%#541A83
Darker −20%#391159
Darker −30%#1D092E
Darker −40%#020103
More saturated +25%#7208C8
Less saturated −25%#6C3C94

Channel breakdown

R111
G34
B174
Red111 (43.5%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue273°
Saturation (HSL)67.31%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 22 · B AE

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