Recognised as Colour

#6325BD

#6325BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#6325BD is a violet with RGB values 99, 37, 189 and HSL 264°, 67%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#6325BD

RGBrgb(99, 37, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.1451, 0.7412

RGB percentages38.8%, 14.5%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(264.5, 67.3%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.5, 80.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK47.6%, 80.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,497,725

CSS custom property--colour: #6325BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.3:1

Contrast with white8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#9CDA42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Tritanopia#485172no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9 Blue violet · ΔE 16.3 Dark violet · ΔE 19.6 Dark blue · ΔE 19.9 Indigo · ΔE 20.6 Navy · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FBD25

Analogous#2533BD, #AF25BD

Triadic#BD6325, #25BD63

Split complementary#BDAF25, #33BD25

Tetradic#BD2533, #7FBD25, #25BDAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2BCF2

Lighter +30%#B591EA

Lighter +20%#9967E1

Lighter +10%#7C3CD9

Darker −10%#4D1D92

Darker −20%#361468

Darker −30%#200C3D

Darker −40%#0A0412

More saturated +25%#5E09D9

Less saturated −25%#6841A1

Channel breakdown

R99

G37

B189

Red99 (38.8%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue264.47°

Saturation (HSL)67.26%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 63 · G 25 · B BD

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