Colour

#6F2AE0

#6F2AE0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6F2AE0 is a violet with RGB values 111, 42, 224 and HSL 263°, 75%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6F2AE0#6F2AE0

HEX#6F2AE0

RGBrgb(111, 42, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1647, 0.8784

RGB percentages43.5%, 16.5%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(262.7, 74.6%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 81.3%, 87.8%)

CMYK50.4%, 81.3%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,285,472

CSS custom property--colour: #6F2AE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#90D51F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Tritanopia#486187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 7.1 Dark violet · ΔE 13.8 Medium blue · ΔE 18.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2 Dark blue · ΔE 30.6 Blue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 7.09, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BE02A

Analogous#2A40E0, #CA2AE0

Triadic#E06F2A, #2AE06F

Split complementary#E0CA2A, #40E02A

Tetradic#E02A40, #9BE02A, #2AE0CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7DCFA

Lighter +30%#C9B0F3

Lighter +20%#AB83ED

Lighter +10%#8D57E6

Darker −10%#581BBC

Darker −20%#43158F

Darker −30%#2E0E63

Darker −40%#190836

More saturated +25%#680CFF

Less saturated −25%#7649C2

Channel breakdown

R111

G42

B224

Red111 (43.5%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue262.75°

Saturation (HSL)74.59%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 2A · B E0

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