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Colour

#6406FF

  • #6406FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#6406FF is a violet with RGB values 100, 6, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#6406FF#6406FF
HEX#6406FF
RGBrgb(100, 6, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.0235, 1
RGB percentages39.2%, 2.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(262.7, 100%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 97.6%, 100%)
CMYK60.8%, 97.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,555,391
CSS custom property--colour: #6406FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#9BF900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.2Medium blue · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 26.3Dark violet · ΔE 28.3Dark orchid · ΔE 41.6Fuchsia · ΔE 47
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1FF06
Analogous#0624FF, #E106FF
Triadic#FF6406, #06FF64
Split complementary#FFE106, #24FF06
Tetradic#FF0624, #A1FF06, #06FFE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3D2FF
Lighter +30%#C39FFF
Lighter +20%#A36CFF
Lighter +10%#8439FF
Darker −10%#4F00D2
Darker −20%#3C009F
Darker −30%#29006C
Darker −40%#160039
More saturated +25%#6406FF
Less saturated −25%#6C25E0

Channel breakdown

R100
G6
B255
Red100 (39.2%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue262.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 06 · B FF

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