Recognised as Colour

#6328DC

#6328DC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6328DC is a violet with RGB values 99, 40, 220 and HSL 260°, 72%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6328DC#6328DC

HEX#6328DC

RGBrgb(99, 40, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.1569, 0.8627

RGB percentages38.8%, 15.7%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(259.7, 72%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 81.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK55%, 81.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,498,524

CSS custom property--colour: #6328DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.32:1

Contrast with white7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#9CD723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Tritanopia#2E5F85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9.7 Dark violet · ΔE 15.9 Medium blue · ΔE 16.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6 Dark blue · ΔE 28.7 Blue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1DC28

Analogous#2847DC, #BD28DC

Triadic#DC6328, #28DC63

Split complementary#DCBD28, #47DC28

Tetradic#DC2847, #A1DC28, #28DCBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2D7F9

Lighter +30%#C2ACF1

Lighter +20%#A380EA

Lighter +10%#8354E3

Darker −10%#4F1DB4

Darker −20%#3B1688

Darker −30%#280F5C

Darker −40%#150830

More saturated +25%#5809FB

Less saturated −25%#6E47BD

Channel breakdown

R99

G40

B220

Red99 (38.8%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue259.67°

Saturation (HSL)72%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 63 · G 28 · B DC

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