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Recognised as Colour

#6F23A3

  • #6F23A3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#6F23A3 is a violet with RGB values 111, 35, 163 and HSL 276°, 65%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#6F23A3#6F23A3
HEX#6F23A3
RGBrgb(111, 35, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1373, 0.6392
RGB percentages43.5%, 13.7%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(275.6, 64.6%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 78.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK31.9%, 78.5%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,283,619
CSS custom property--colour: #6F23A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#90DC5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#664463no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 12.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.4Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6Dark magenta · ΔE 17.4Purple · ΔE 18.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57A323
Analogous#2F23A3, #A32397
Triadic#A36F23, #23A36F
Split complementary#97A323, #23A32F
Tetradic#A32F23, #57A323, #2397A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0A6EC
Lighter +30%#B97CE3
Lighter +20%#A352DA
Lighter +10%#8C2CCD
Darker −10%#521A79
Darker −20%#36114F
Darker −30%#190825
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#740ABC
Less saturated −25%#6A3C8A

Channel breakdown

R111
G35
B163
Red111 (43.5%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue275.63°
Saturation (HSL)64.65%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 23 · B A3

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