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Colour

#6300DB

  • #6300DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6300DB is a violet with RGB values 99, 0, 219 and HSL 267°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6300DB#6300DB
HEX#6300DB
RGBrgb(99, 0, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0, 0.8588
RGB percentages38.8%, 0%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(267.1, 100%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.1, 100%, 85.9%)
CMYK54.8%, 100%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,488,283
CSS custom property--colour: #6300DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#9CFF24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#305780no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.3Blue violet · ΔE 14.1Dark violet · ΔE 16.3Blue · ΔE 23.4Dark orchid · ΔE 28.3Dark blue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78DB00
Analogous#000ADB, #D100DB
Triadic#DB6300, #00DB63
Split complementary#DBD000, #0BDB00
Tetradic#DB000A, #78DB00, #00DBD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFA8FF
Lighter +30%#B375FF
Lighter +20%#9742FF
Lighter +10%#7B0FFF
Darker −10%#4C00A8
Darker −20%#350075
Darker −30%#1E0042
Darker −40%#07000F
More saturated +25%#6300DB
Less saturated −25%#661BC0

Channel breakdown

R99
G0
B219
Red99 (38.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue267.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 00 · B DB

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