Colour

#6402ED

#6402ED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#6402ED is a violet with RGB values 100, 2, 237 and HSL 265°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6402ED

RGBrgb(100, 2, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.0078, 0.9294

RGB percentages39.2%, 0.8%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(265, 98.3%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265, 99.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK57.8%, 99.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,554,349

CSS custom property--colour: #6402ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08867WCAG 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 7.57:1

Contrast with white7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#9BFD12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#004EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Tritanopia#175F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.7 Blue · ΔE 16.5 Blue violet · ΔE 19.7 Dark violet · ΔE 21.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.8 Dark blue · ΔE 41.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BED02

Analogous#0216ED, #D902ED

Triadic#ED6402, #02ED64

Split complementary#EDD902, #16ED02

Tetradic#ED0216, #8BED02, #02EDD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8BDFE

Lighter +30%#BA8AFE

Lighter +20%#9D57FE

Lighter +10%#7F25FD

Darker −10%#4F02BA

Darker −20%#390188

Darker −30%#240155

Darker −40%#0F0023

More saturated +25%#6400EF

Less saturated −25%#6920CF

Channel breakdown

R100

B237

Red100 (39.2%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue265.02°

Saturation (HSL)98.33%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 64 · G 02 · B ED

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