Recognised as Colour

#6326EE

#6326EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#6326EE is a violet with RGB values 99, 38, 238 and HSL 258°, 85%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6326EE

RGBrgb(99, 38, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.149, 0.9333

RGB percentages38.8%, 14.9%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(258.3, 85.5%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 84%, 93.3%)

CMYK58.4%, 84%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,498,030

CSS custom property--colour: #6326EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#9CD911

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Tritanopia#08678Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.9 Blue violet · ΔE 14.1 Dark violet · ΔE 19.1 Blue · ΔE 22.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 29 Dark blue · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1EE26

Analogous#264DEE, #C726EE

Triadic#EE6326, #26EE63

Split complementary#EEC726, #4DEE26

Tetradic#EE264D, #B1EE26, #26EEC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE3FD

Lighter +30%#C9B4F9

Lighter +20%#A785F5

Lighter +10%#8555F2

Darker −10%#4B10D1

Darker −20%#3A0DA1

Darker −30%#290972

Darker −40%#180543

More saturated +25%#5C15FF

Less saturated −25%#6E43D1

Channel breakdown

R99

G38

B238

Red99 (38.8%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue258.3°

Saturation (HSL)85.47%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 63 · G 26 · B EE

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