Recognised as Colour

#6F22EE

#6F22EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6F22EE is a violet with RGB values 111, 34, 238 and HSL 263°, 86%, 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

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HEX#6F22EE

RGBrgb(111, 34, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1333, 0.9333

RGB percentages43.5%, 13.3%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(262.6, 85.7%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 85.7%, 93.3%)

CMYK53.4%, 85.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,283,438

CSS custom property--colour: #6F22EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#90DD11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Tritanopia#3C648Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.7 Medium blue · ΔE 15.7 Dark violet · ΔE 17 Blue · ΔE 23.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 28 Dark blue · ΔE 37.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1EE22

Analogous#223BEE, #D522EE

Triadic#EE6F22, #22EE6F

Split complementary#EED522, #3BEE22

Tetradic#EE223B, #A1EE22, #22EED5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EADFFD

Lighter +30%#CCB0F9

Lighter +20%#AD81F5

Lighter +10%#8E51F2

Darker −10%#5710CD

Darker −20%#430C9E

Darker −30%#2F086F

Darker −40%#1B053F

More saturated +25%#6B11FF

Less saturated −25%#7640D0

Channel breakdown

R111

G34

B238

Red111 (43.5%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue262.65°

Saturation (HSL)85.71%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 22 · B EE

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