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Recognised as Colour

#6332BB

  • #6332BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6332BB is a violet with RGB values 99, 50, 187 and HSL 261°, 58%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6332BB#6332BB
HEX#6332BB
RGBrgb(99, 50, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.1961, 0.7333
RGB percentages38.8%, 19.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(261.5, 57.8%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 73.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK47.1%, 73.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,501,051
CSS custom property--colour: #6332BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.6 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#464646
Inverted#9CCD44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#485674no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 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

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3Indigo · ΔE 18.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Dark blue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ABB32
Analogous#3246BB, #A732BB
Triadic#BB6332, #32BB63
Split complementary#BBA732, #46BB32
Tetradic#BB3246, #8ABB32, #32BBA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7C9F0
Lighter +30%#B9A0E6
Lighter +20%#9B78DB
Lighter +10%#7E50D0
Darker −10%#4E2793
Darker −20%#381C6B
Darker −30%#231242
Darker −40%#0E071A
More saturated +25%#5B14D9
Less saturated −25%#6B509D

Channel breakdown

R99
G50
B187
Red99 (38.8%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue261.46°
Saturation (HSL)57.81%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 32 · B BB

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