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Colour

#6327CD

  • #6327CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6327CD is a violet with RGB values 99, 39, 205 and HSL 262°, 68%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6327CD#6327CD
HEX#6327CD
RGBrgb(99, 39, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.1529, 0.8039
RGB percentages38.8%, 15.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(261.7, 68%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 81%, 80.4%)
CMYK51.7%, 81%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,498,253
CSS custom property--colour: #6327CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#9CD832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3D597Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.3Dark violet · ΔE 16.4Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2Medium blue · ΔE 20.6Dark blue · ΔE 23.7Indigo · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91CD27
Analogous#273ECD, #B627CD
Triadic#CD6327, #27CD63
Split complementary#CDB627, #3ECD27
Tetradic#CD273E, #91CD27, #27CDB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DACBF5
Lighter +30%#BCA0ED
Lighter +20%#9E75E5
Lighter +10%#7F4ADD
Darker −10%#4E1FA2
Darker −20%#3A1777
Darker −30%#250F4C
Darker −40%#100622
More saturated +25%#5B08EC
Less saturated −25%#6B46AF

Channel breakdown

R99
G39
B205
Red99 (38.8%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue261.69°
Saturation (HSL)68.03%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 27 · B CD

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