Colour

#6F2BE8

#6F2BE8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6F2BE8 is a violet with RGB values 111, 43, 232 and HSL 262°, 80%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6F2BE8

RGBrgb(111, 43, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1686, 0.9098

RGB percentages43.5%, 16.9%, 91%

HSLhsl(261.6, 80.4%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 81.5%, 91%)

CMYK52.2%, 81.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,285,736

CSS custom property--colour: #6F2BE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#90D417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Tritanopia#41658Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.7 Dark violet · ΔE 15 Medium blue · ΔE 16.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2 Blue · ΔE 28.5 Dark blue · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4E82B

Analogous#2B45E8, #CE2BE8

Triadic#E86F2B, #2BE86F

Split complementary#E8CE2B, #45E82B

Tetradic#E82B45, #A4E82B, #2BE8CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE3FC

Lighter +30%#CDB5F7

Lighter +20%#AE87F2

Lighter +10%#8E59ED

Darker −10%#5716CA

Darker −20%#43119C

Darker −30%#2F0C6E

Darker −40%#1B0740

More saturated +25%#6914FF

Less saturated −25%#7748CB

Channel breakdown

R111

G43

B232

Red111 (43.5%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue261.59°

Saturation (HSL)80.43%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 2B · B E8

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