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Recognised as Colour

#6318EF

  • #6318EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6318EF is a violet with RGB values 99, 24, 239 and HSL 261°, 87%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6318EF#6318EF
HEX#6318EF
RGBrgb(99, 24, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.0941, 0.9373
RGB percentages38.8%, 9.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(260.9, 87%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 90%, 93.7%)
CMYK58.6%, 90%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,494,447
CSS custom property--colour: #6318EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#9CE710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#05648Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.9Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Blue · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 20.8Dark orchid · ΔE 32.7Dark blue · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4EF18
Analogous#1838EF, #CF18EF
Triadic#EF6318, #18EF63
Split complementary#EFCE18, #39EF18
Tetradic#EF1838, #A4EF18, #18EFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4D7FC
Lighter +30%#C4A7F9
Lighter +20%#A377F6
Lighter +10%#8348F2
Darker −10%#4E0EC6
Darker −20%#3B0A97
Darker −30%#290767
Darker −40%#160437
More saturated +25%#5E08FF
Less saturated −25%#6C37D0

Channel breakdown

R99
G24
B239
Red99 (38.8%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue260.93°
Saturation (HSL)87.04%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 18 · B EF

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