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Recognised as Colour

#6300ED

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

#6300ED is a violet with RGB values 99, 0, 237 and HSL 265°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6300ED#6300ED
HEX#6300ED
RGBrgb(99, 0, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0, 0.9294
RGB percentages38.8%, 0%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(265.1, 100%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.1, 100%, 92.9%)
CMYK58.2%, 100%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,488,301
CSS custom property--colour: #6300ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#9CFF12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#105F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.7Blue · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 22.2Dark orchid · ΔE 35.2Dark blue · ΔE 41.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AED00
Analogous#0013ED, #D900ED
Triadic#ED6300, #00ED63
Split complementary#EDDA00, #13ED00
Tetradic#ED0014, #8AED00, #00EDDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7BAFF
Lighter +30%#B987FF
Lighter +20%#9B54FF
Lighter +10%#7E21FF
Darker −10%#4E00BA
Darker −20%#380087
Darker −30%#230054
Darker −40%#0E0021
More saturated +25%#6300ED
Less saturated −25%#681ECF

Channel breakdown

R99
G0
B237
Red99 (38.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue265.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 00 · B ED

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