Colour

#6322DE

#6322DE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6322DE is a violet with RGB values 99, 34, 222 and HSL 261°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6322DE

RGBrgb(99, 34, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.1333, 0.8706

RGB percentages38.8%, 13.3%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(260.7, 74%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 84.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK55.4%, 84.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,496,990

CSS custom property--colour: #6322DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.46:1

Contrast with white7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#9CDD21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2C5E85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.3 Medium blue · ΔE 14.2 Dark violet · ΔE 15.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8 Blue · ΔE 28.2 Dark blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DDE22

Analogous#223FDE, #C122DE

Triadic#DE6322, #22DE63

Split complementary#DEC122, #3FDE22

Tetradic#DE223F, #9DDE22, #22DEC1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0D3F9

Lighter +30%#C1A7F2

Lighter +20%#A27BEB

Lighter +10%#824EE5

Darker −10%#4F1BB2

Darker −20%#3B1486

Darker −30%#280D5A

Darker −40%#14072D

More saturated +25%#5902FE

Less saturated −25%#6D42BE

Channel breakdown

R99

G34

B222

Red99 (38.8%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue260.74°

Saturation (HSL)74.02%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 63 · G 22 · B DE

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