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Recognised as Colour

#6237DB

  • #6237DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6237DB is a violet with RGB values 98, 55, 219 and HSL 256°, 69%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6237DB#6237DB
HEX#6237DB
RGBrgb(98, 55, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.2157, 0.8588
RGB percentages38.4%, 21.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(255.7, 69.5%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 74.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK55.3%, 74.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,436,827
CSS custom property--colour: #6237DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#9DC824

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2B6587no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.7Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8Dark violet · ΔE 19.6Medium blue · ΔE 22.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4Dark blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0DB37
Analogous#375EDB, #B437DB
Triadic#DB6237, #37DB62
Split complementary#DBB437, #5EDB37
Tetradic#DB375E, #B0DB37, #37DBB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE4FA
Lighter +30%#C8B9F2
Lighter +20%#A68DEB
Lighter +10%#8462E3
Darker −10%#4B22BD
Darker −20%#3A1A92
Darker −30%#291267
Darker −40%#170B3B
More saturated +25%#5419F9
Less saturated −25%#7055BE

Channel breakdown

R98
G55
B219
Red98 (38.4%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue255.73°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 37 · B DB

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