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Recognised as Colour

#6202DD

  • #6202DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6202DD is a violet with RGB values 98, 2, 221 and HSL 266°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6202DD#6202DD
HEX#6202DD
RGBrgb(98, 2, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.0078, 0.8667
RGB percentages38.4%, 0.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(266.3, 98.2%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 99.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK55.7%, 99.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,423,261
CSS custom property--colour: #6202DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#9DFD22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2B5881no 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 text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.1Blue violet · ΔE 14.6Dark violet · ΔE 17Blue · ΔE 22.5Dark orchid · ΔE 29Dark blue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DDD02
Analogous#0210DD, #CF02DD
Triadic#DD6202, #02DD62
Split complementary#DDCF02, #10DD02
Tetradic#DD0210, #7DDD02, #02DDCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0ADFE
Lighter +30%#B47AFE
Lighter +20%#9748FD
Lighter +10%#7B15FD
Darker −10%#4C02AA
Darker −20%#350178
Darker −30%#1F0145
Darker −40%#080013
More saturated +25%#6200DF
Less saturated −25%#651EC1

Channel breakdown

R98
G2
B221
Red98 (38.4%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue266.3°
Saturation (HSL)98.21%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 02 · B DD

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