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Recognised as Colour

#6302BF

  • #6302BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6302BF is a violet with RGB values 99, 2, 191 and HSL 271°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6302BF#6302BF
HEX#6302BF
RGBrgb(99, 2, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.0078, 0.749
RGB percentages38.8%, 0.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(270.8, 97.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 99%, 74.9%)
CMYK48.2%, 99%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,488,767
CSS custom property--colour: #6302BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#9CFD40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#474A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12Dark violet · ΔE 13.4Medium blue · ΔE 18.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Dark blue · ΔE 23.5Indigo · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EBF02
Analogous#0502BF, #BF02BC
Triadic#BF6302, #02BF63
Split complementary#BDBF02, #02BF04
Tetradic#BF0402, #5EBF02, #02BCBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C88FFE
Lighter +30%#AF5DFD
Lighter +20%#962AFD
Lighter +10%#7D03F1
Darker −10%#49018D
Darker −20%#2F015A
Darker −30%#150028
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6300C1
Less saturated −25%#621AA7

Channel breakdown

R99
G2
B191
Red99 (38.8%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue270.79°
Saturation (HSL)97.93%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 02 · B BF

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