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Recognised as Colour

#6301DE

  • #6301DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6301DE is a violet with RGB values 99, 1, 222 and HSL 267°, 99%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6301DE#6301DE
HEX#6301DE
RGBrgb(99, 1, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.0039, 0.8706
RGB percentages38.8%, 0.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(266.6, 99.1%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.6, 99.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK55.4%, 99.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,488,542
CSS custom property--colour: #6301DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#9CFE21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2D5882no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.3Blue violet · ΔE 14.8Dark violet · ΔE 17.1Blue · ΔE 22.2Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3Dark blue · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CDE01
Analogous#010EDE, #D201DE
Triadic#DE6301, #01DE63
Split complementary#DED101, #0EDE01
Tetradic#DE010D, #7CDE01, #01DED1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1ACFF
Lighter +30%#B47AFE
Lighter +20%#9847FE
Lighter +10%#7C14FE
Darker −10%#4C01AB
Darker −20%#360178
Darker −30%#1F0046
Darker −40%#080013
More saturated +25%#6300DF
Less saturated −25%#661DC2

Channel breakdown

R99
G1
B222
Red99 (38.8%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue266.61°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 01 · B DE

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