Recognised as Colour

#6226FF

#6226FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#6226FF is a violet with RGB values 98, 38, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#6226FF#6226FF

HEX#6226FF

RGBrgb(98, 38, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.149, 1

RGB percentages38.4%, 14.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(256.6, 100%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 85.1%, 100%)

CMYK61.6%, 85.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,432,511

CSS custom property--colour: #6226FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#9DD900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 15.8 Medium blue · ΔE 16.8 Blue violet · ΔE 20.8 Dark violet · ΔE 24.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.2 Dark blue · ΔE 43.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3FF26

Analogous#2657FF, #CF26FF

Triadic#FF6226, #26FF62

Split complementary#FFCE26, #57FF26

Tetradic#FF2656, #C3FF26, #26FFCE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F2FF

Lighter +30%#D1BFFF

Lighter +20%#AC8CFF

Lighter +10%#8759FF

Darker −10%#4300F2

Darker −20%#3500BF

Darker −30%#27008C

Darker −40%#190059

More saturated +25%#6226FF

Less saturated −25%#6E41E4

Channel breakdown

R98

G38

B255

Red98 (38.4%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue256.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 26 · B FF

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