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Recognised as Colour

#6200DF

  • #6200DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6200DF is a violet with RGB values 98, 0, 223 and HSL 266°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6200DF#6200DF
HEX#6200DF
RGBrgb(98, 0, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0, 0.8745
RGB percentages38.4%, 0%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(266.4, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.4, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK56.1%, 100%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,422,751
CSS custom property--colour: #6200DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#9DFF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ADCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#285982no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.2Blue violet · ΔE 15.5Dark violet · ΔE 17.7Blue · ΔE 21.5Dark orchid · ΔE 30Dark blue · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DDF00
Analogous#000DDF, #D200DF
Triadic#DF6200, #00DF62
Split complementary#DFD200, #0EDF00
Tetradic#DF000D, #7DDF00, #00DFD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0ACFF
Lighter +30%#B479FF
Lighter +20%#9746FF
Lighter +10%#7B13FF
Darker −10%#4C00AC
Darker −20%#350079
Darker −30%#1F0046
Darker −40%#080013
More saturated +25%#6200DF
Less saturated −25%#651CC3

Channel breakdown

R98
G0
B223
Red98 (38.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue266.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 00 · B DF

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