Recognised as Colour

#6F23F8

#6F23F8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6F23F8 is a violet with RGB values 111, 35, 248 and HSL 261°, 94%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6F23F8

RGBrgb(111, 35, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1373, 0.9725

RGB percentages43.5%, 13.7%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(261.4, 93.8%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 85.9%, 97.3%)

CMYK55.2%, 85.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,283,704

CSS custom property--colour: #6F23F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#90DC07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Tritanopia#316994no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.6 Medium blue · ΔE 16.8 Blue · ΔE 19.6 Dark violet · ΔE 20.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 32 Dark blue · ΔE 41.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACF823

Analogous#2342F8, #D923F8

Triadic#F86F23, #23F86F

Split complementary#F8DA23, #42F823

Tetradic#F82342, #ACF823, #23F8D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0E9FE

Lighter +30%#D0B7FD

Lighter +20%#B086FB

Lighter +10%#8F54FA

Darker −10%#5507E1

Darker −20%#4206AF

Darker −30%#30047E

Darker −40%#1D024D

More saturated +25%#6D1CFF

Less saturated −25%#773FDC

Channel breakdown

R111

G35

B248

Red111 (43.5%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue261.41°

Saturation (HSL)93.83%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 23 · B F8

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