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Recognised as Colour

#6237C8

  • #6237C8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6237C8 is a violet with RGB values 98, 55, 200 and HSL 258°, 57%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6237C8#6237C8
HEX#6237C8
RGBrgb(98, 55, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.2157, 0.7843
RGB percentages38.4%, 21.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(257.8, 56.9%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 72.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK51%, 72.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,436,808
CSS custom property--colour: #6237C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#9DC837

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3D5E7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.5Blue violet · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Dark blue · ΔE 22.3Indigo · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DC837
Analogous#3755C8, #AA37C8
Triadic#C86237, #37C862
Split complementary#C8AB37, #54C837
Tetradic#C83755, #9DC837, #37C8AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0D7F4
Lighter +30%#C0AFE9
Lighter +20%#A187DE
Lighter +10%#815FD3
Darker −10%#4E2CA0
Darker −20%#3B2178
Darker −30%#271650
Darker −40%#140B28
More saturated +25%#5517E8
Less saturated −25%#6F57A8

Channel breakdown

R98
G55
B200
Red98 (38.4%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue257.79°
Saturation (HSL)56.86%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 37 · B C8

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