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Colour

#6220DF

  • #6220DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6220DF is a violet with RGB values 98, 32, 223 and HSL 261°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6220DF#6220DF
HEX#6220DF
RGBrgb(98, 32, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.1255, 0.8745
RGB percentages38.4%, 12.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(260.7, 74.9%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 85.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK56.1%, 85.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,430,943
CSS custom property--colour: #6220DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#9DDF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#275E85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11Medium blue · ΔE 13.5Dark violet · ΔE 16Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Blue · ΔE 27Dark blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DDF20
Analogous#203EDF, #C120DF
Triadic#DF6220, #20DF62
Split complementary#DFC120, #3EDF20
Tetradic#DF203E, #9DDF20, #20DFC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0D2F9
Lighter +30%#C0A6F2
Lighter +20%#A179EC
Lighter +10%#814DE5
Darker −10%#4E1AB2
Darker −20%#3B1386
Darker −30%#270D59
Darker −40%#14062D
More saturated +25%#5800FF
Less saturated −25%#6C40BF

Channel breakdown

R98
G32
B223
Red98 (38.4%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue260.73°
Saturation (HSL)74.9%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 20 · B DF

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