Recognised as Colour

#6F42CE

#6F42CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6F42CE is a violet with RGB values 111, 66, 206 and HSL 259°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6F42CE

RGBrgb(111, 66, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.2588, 0.8078

RGB percentages43.5%, 25.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(259.3, 58.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 68%, 80.8%)

CMYK46.1%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,291,598

CSS custom property--colour: #6F42CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#90BD31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#526583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6 Slate blue · ΔE 17.4 Blue violet · ΔE 21.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7 Indigo · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1CE42

Analogous#425BCE, #B542CE

Triadic#CE6F42, #42CE6F

Split complementary#CEB542, #5BCE42

Tetradic#CE425B, #A1CE42, #42CEB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE4F8

Lighter +30%#CCBCEE

Lighter +20%#AD93E3

Lighter +10%#8E6AD9

Darker −10%#572DB0

Darker −20%#432387

Darker −30%#2F185F

Darker −40%#1B0E36

More saturated +25%#6424EC

Less saturated −25%#7A60B0

Channel breakdown

R111

G66

B206

Red111 (43.5%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue259.29°

Saturation (HSL)58.82%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 42 · B CE

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