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Recognised as Colour

#6F32BB

  • #6F32BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6F32BB is a violet with RGB values 111, 50, 187 and HSL 267°, 58%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6F32BB#6F32BB
HEX#6F32BB
RGBrgb(111, 50, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1961, 0.7333
RGB percentages43.5%, 19.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(266.7, 57.8%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 73.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK40.6%, 73.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,287,483
CSS custom property--colour: #6F32BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#90CD44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5D5574no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Indigo · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EBB32
Analogous#3239BB, #B432BB
Triadic#BB6F32, #32BB6F
Split complementary#BBB432, #39BB32
Tetradic#BB3239, #7EBB32, #32BBB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAC9F0
Lighter +30%#BFA0E6
Lighter +20%#A478DB
Lighter +10%#8950D0
Darker −10%#572793
Darker −20%#3F1C6B
Darker −30%#271242
Darker −40%#0F071A
More saturated +25%#6C14D9
Less saturated −25%#72509D

Channel breakdown

R111
G50
B187
Red111 (43.5%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue266.72°
Saturation (HSL)57.81%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 32 · B BB

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