Colour

#6048FF

#6048FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6048FF is a blue with RGB values 96, 72, 255 and HSL 248°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6048FF#6048FF

HEX#6048FF

RGBrgb(96, 72, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.2824, 1

RGB percentages37.6%, 28.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(247.9, 100%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 71.8%, 100%)

CMYK62.4%, 71.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,310,143

CSS custom property--colour: #6048FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#9FB700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.3 Medium blue · ΔE 21.7 Dark violet · ΔE 24.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.4 Blue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7FF48

Analogous#488CFF, #BB48FF

Triadic#FF6048, #48FF60

Split complementary#FFBC48, #8BFF48

Tetradic#FF488C, #E7FF48, #48FFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5E1FF

Lighter +20%#B9AEFF

Lighter +10%#8C7BFF

Darker −10%#3415FF

Darker −20%#1E00E1

Darker −30%#1700AE

Darker −40%#10007B

More saturated +25%#6048FF

Less saturated −25%#715FE8

Channel breakdown

R96

G72

B255

Red96 (37.6%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue247.87°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 48 · B FF

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