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Recognised as Colour

#6342DC

  • #6342DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6342DC is a blue with RGB values 99, 66, 220 and HSL 253°, 69%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6342DC#6342DC
HEX#6342DC
RGBrgb(99, 66, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.2588, 0.8627
RGB percentages38.8%, 25.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(252.9, 68.8%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 70%, 86.3%)
CMYK55%, 70%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,505,180
CSS custom property--colour: #6342DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#9CBD23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2B6B8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Dark blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBDC42
Analogous#426EDC, #B042DC
Triadic#DC6342, #42DC63
Split complementary#DCB042, #6EDC42
Tetradic#DC426E, #BBDC42, #42DCB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EEFC
Lighter +30%#CEC3F4
Lighter +20%#AA98EC
Lighter +10%#876DE4
Darker −10%#4725C6
Darker −20%#381D9B
Darker −30%#281570
Darker −40%#190D45
More saturated +25%#5326F8
Less saturated −25%#735EC0

Channel breakdown

R99
G66
B220
Red99 (38.8%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue252.86°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 42 · B DC

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