Colour

#6404C5

#6404C5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6404C5 is a violet with RGB values 100, 4, 197 and HSL 270°, 96%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6404C5

RGBrgb(100, 4, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.0157, 0.7725

RGB percentages39.2%, 1.6%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(269.8, 96%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 98%, 77.3%)

CMYK49.2%, 98%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,554,821

CSS custom property--colour: #6404C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.88:1

Contrast with white8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#9BFB3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Tritanopia#454D73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11 Dark violet · ΔE 12.9 Medium blue · ΔE 16.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 20 Dark blue · ΔE 25.3 Navy · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65C504

Analogous#0405C5, #C504C5

Triadic#C56404, #04C564

Split complementary#C5C404, #05C504

Tetradic#C50405, #65C504, #04C5C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CA98FD

Lighter +30%#B166FC

Lighter +20%#9734FB

Lighter +10%#7D05F7

Darker −10%#4B0393

Darker −20%#310261

Darker −30%#18012F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6400C9

Less saturated −25%#641DAC

Channel breakdown

R100

B197

Red100 (39.2%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue269.84°

Saturation (HSL)96.02%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 64 · G 04 · B C5

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