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Colour

#6F32C7

  • #6F32C7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6F32C7 is a violet with RGB values 111, 50, 199 and HSL 265°, 60%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6F32C7#6F32C7
HEX#6F32C7
RGBrgb(111, 50, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.1961, 0.7804
RGB percentages43.5%, 19.6%, 78%
HSLhsl(264.6, 59.8%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.6, 74.9%, 78%)
CMYK44.2%, 74.9%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,287,495
CSS custom property--colour: #6F32C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#90CD38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#575A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4Blue violet · ΔE 15.9Dark violet · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Indigo · ΔE 22.4Dark blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AC732
Analogous#3240C7, #B932C7
Triadic#C76F32, #32C76F
Split complementary#C7BA32, #3FC732
Tetradic#C73240, #8AC732, #32C7B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFD1F4
Lighter +30%#C3A9E9
Lighter +20%#A780DF
Lighter +10%#8B57D5
Darker −10%#58289E
Darker −20%#421E75
Darker −30%#2B134D
Darker −40%#140924
More saturated +25%#6913E6
Less saturated −25%#7551A8

Channel breakdown

R111
G50
B199
Red111 (43.5%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue264.56°
Saturation (HSL)59.84%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 32 · B C7

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