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Recognised as Colour

#6300DC

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

#6300DC is a violet with RGB values 99, 0, 220 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

#6300DC#6300DC
HEX#6300DC
RGBrgb(99, 0, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0, 0.8627
RGB percentages38.8%, 0%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(267, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK55%, 100%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,488,284
CSS custom property--colour: #6300DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#9CFF23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2F5781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.3Blue violet · ΔE 14.4Dark violet · ΔE 16.6Blue · ΔE 22.9Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6Dark blue · ΔE 34.4
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#79DC00
Analogous#000BDC, #D100DC
Triadic#DC6300, #00DC63
Split complementary#DCD100, #0BDC00
Tetradic#DC000B, #79DC00, #00DCD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0A9FF
Lighter +30%#B476FF
Lighter +20%#9843FF
Lighter +10%#7C10FF
Darker −10%#4C00A9
Darker −20%#350076
Darker −30%#1E0043
Darker −40%#070010
More saturated +25%#6300DC
Less saturated −25%#661CC1

Channel breakdown

R99
G0
B220
Red99 (38.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue267°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 00 · B DC

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