Colour

#601EFF

#601EFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#601EFF is a violet with RGB values 96, 30, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#601EFF#601EFF

HEX#601EFF

RGBrgb(96, 30, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.1176, 1

RGB percentages37.6%, 11.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(257.6, 100%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 88.2%, 100%)

CMYK62.4%, 88.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,299,391

CSS custom property--colour: #601EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.4 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#3C3C3C

Inverted#9FE100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.8 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

Blue · ΔE 13.4 Medium blue · ΔE 17.4 Blue violet · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 26.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 38.4 Dark blue · ΔE 45.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDFF1E

Analogous#1E4DFF, #D01EFF

Triadic#FF601E, #1EFF60

Split complementary#FFD01E, #4DFF1E

Tetradic#FF1E4D, #BDFF1E, #1EFFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0EAFF

Lighter +30%#CCB7FF

Lighter +20%#A884FF

Lighter +10%#8451FF

Darker −10%#4500EA

Darker −20%#3600B7

Darker −30%#270084

Darker −40%#180051

More saturated +25%#601EFF

Less saturated −25%#6C3AE3

Channel breakdown

R96

G30

B255

Red96 (37.6%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue257.6°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 1E · B FF

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