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Recognised as Colour

#6F3EC0

  • #6F3EC0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6F3EC0 is a violet with RGB values 111, 62, 192 and HSL 263°, 51%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6F3EC0#6F3EC0
HEX#6F3EC0
RGBrgb(111, 62, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.2431, 0.7529
RGB percentages43.5%, 24.3%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(262.6, 51.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 67.7%, 75.3%)
CMYK42.2%, 67.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,290,560
CSS custom property--colour: #6F3EC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#90C13F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5A5D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 16Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6Indigo · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FC03E
Analogous#3E4EC0, #B03EC0
Triadic#C06F3E, #3EC06F
Split complementary#C0B03E, #4EC03E
Tetradic#C03E4E, #8FC03E, #3EC0B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2D8F2
Lighter +30%#C5B1E6
Lighter +20%#A88BD9
Lighter +10%#8C64CD
Darker −10%#593299
Darker −20%#422573
Darker −30%#2C194C
Darker −40%#160C26
More saturated +25%#671EE0
Less saturated −25%#775EA0

Channel breakdown

R111
G62
B192
Red111 (43.5%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue262.62°
Saturation (HSL)51.18%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 3E · B C0

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