Recognised as Colour

#6227FF

#6227FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#6227FF is a violet with RGB values 98, 39, 255 and HSL 256°, 100%, 58%. 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

#6227FF#6227FF

HEX#6227FF

RGBrgb(98, 39, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.1529, 1

RGB percentages38.4%, 15.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(256.4, 100%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 84.7%, 100%)

CMYK61.6%, 84.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,432,767

CSS custom property--colour: #6227FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#9DD800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#006E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 16.1 Medium blue · ΔE 16.7 Blue violet · ΔE 20.6 Dark violet · ΔE 24.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.9 Dark blue · ΔE 43.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4FF27

Analogous#2758FF, #CE27FF

Triadic#FF6227, #27FF62

Split complementary#FFCE27, #58FF27

Tetradic#FF2758, #C4FF27, #27FFCE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F3FF

Lighter +30%#D1C0FF

Lighter +20%#AC8DFF

Lighter +10%#875AFF

Darker −10%#4200F3

Darker −20%#3400C0

Darker −30%#27008D

Darker −40%#19005A

More saturated +25%#6227FF

Less saturated −25%#6E42E4

Channel breakdown

R98

G39

B255

Red98 (38.4%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue256.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 27 · B FF

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