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Recognised as Colour

#6208EB

  • #6208EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6208EB is a violet with RGB values 98, 8, 235 and HSL 264°, 93%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6208EB#6208EB
HEX#6208EB
RGBrgb(98, 8, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.0314, 0.9216
RGB percentages38.4%, 3.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(263.8, 93.4%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.8, 96.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK58.3%, 96.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,424,811
CSS custom property--colour: #6208EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#9DF714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0F5F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.7Blue · ΔE 17.5Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 33.7Dark blue · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91EB08
Analogous#0820EB, #D308EB
Triadic#EB6208, #08EB62
Split complementary#EBD408, #1FEB08
Tetradic#EB0820, #91EB08, #08EBD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9C2FD
Lighter +30%#BB91FB
Lighter +20%#9D5FFA
Lighter +10%#7E2EF8
Darker −10%#4D06BA
Darker −20%#390588
Darker −30%#240357
Darker −40%#100126
More saturated +25%#6000F3
Less saturated −25%#6826CD

Channel breakdown

R98
G8
B235
Red98 (38.4%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue263.79°
Saturation (HSL)93.42%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 08 · B EB

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