Colour

#6347FF

#6347FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6347FF is a blue with RGB values 99, 71, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6347FF#6347FF

HEX#6347FF

RGBrgb(99, 71, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.2784, 1

RGB percentages38.8%, 27.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(249.1, 100%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.1, 72.2%, 100%)

CMYK61.2%, 72.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,506,495

CSS custom property--colour: #6347FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#9CB800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Tritanopia#007B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.7 Medium blue · ΔE 21.4 Dark violet · ΔE 23.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.9 Blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3FF47

Analogous#4787FF, #BF47FF

Triadic#FF6347, #47FF63

Split complementary#FFBF47, #87FF47

Tetradic#FF4787, #E3FF47, #47FFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5E0FF

Lighter +20%#B9ADFF

Lighter +10%#8E7AFF

Darker −10%#3814FF

Darker −20%#2200E0

Darker −30%#1A00AD

Darker −40%#13007A

More saturated +25%#6347FF

Less saturated −25%#735EE8

Channel breakdown

R99

G71

B255

Red99 (38.8%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue249.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 63 · G 47 · B FF

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