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Recognised as Colour

#6404D6

  • #6404D6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6404D6 is a violet with RGB values 100, 4, 214 and HSL 267°, 96%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6404D6#6404D6
HEX#6404D6
RGBrgb(100, 4, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.0157, 0.8392
RGB percentages39.2%, 1.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(267.4, 96.3%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 98.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK53.3%, 98.1%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,554,838
CSS custom property--colour: #6404D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#9BFB29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#38557Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.2Medium blue · ΔE 12.9Dark violet · ΔE 14.6Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7Blue · ΔE 26.2Dark blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76D604
Analogous#040DD6, #CD04D6
Triadic#D66404, #04D664
Split complementary#D6CD04, #0DD604
Tetradic#D6040D, #76D604, #04D6CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFA9FD
Lighter +30%#B477FC
Lighter +20%#9844FC
Lighter +10%#7D12FB
Darker −10%#4D03A4
Darker −20%#350272
Darker −30%#1E0140
Darker −40%#06000E
More saturated +25%#6400DA
Less saturated −25%#661FBB

Channel breakdown

R100
G4
B214
Red100 (39.2%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue267.43°
Saturation (HSL)96.33%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 04 · B D6

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