Colour

#6302EE

#6302EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#6302EE is a violet with RGB values 99, 2, 238 and HSL 265°, 98%, 47%. 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

#6302EE#6302EE

HEX#6302EE

RGBrgb(99, 2, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.0078, 0.9333

RGB percentages38.8%, 0.8%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(264.7, 98.3%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.7, 99.2%, 93.3%)

CMYK58.4%, 99.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,488,814

CSS custom property--colour: #6302EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.57:1

Contrast with white7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#9CFD11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#004EEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#0C608Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.8 Blue · ΔE 15.9 Blue violet · ΔE 20.2 Dark violet · ΔE 22.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.4 Dark blue · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8DEE02

Analogous#0217EE, #D902EE

Triadic#EE6302, #02EE63

Split complementary#EED902, #17EE02

Tetradic#EE0217, #8DEE02, #02EED9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D8BEFE

Lighter +30%#BA8BFE

Lighter +20%#9C58FE

Lighter +10%#7E26FD

Darker −10%#4E02BB

Darker −20%#390189

Darker −30%#240156

Darker −40%#0F0024

More saturated +25%#6300F0

Less saturated −25%#6820D0

Channel breakdown

R99

B238

Red99 (38.8%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue264.66°

Saturation (HSL)98.33%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 63 · G 02 · B EE

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