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Recognised as Colour

#6407B2

  • #6407B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6407B2 is a violet with RGB values 100, 7, 178 and HSL 273°, 92%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6407B2#6407B2
HEX#6407B2
RGBrgb(100, 7, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.0275, 0.698
RGB percentages39.2%, 2.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(272.6, 92.4%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.6, 96.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK43.8%, 96.1%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,555,570
CSS custom property--colour: #6407B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#9BF84D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#504468no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Blue violet · ΔE 15.8Dark violet · ΔE 16.5Dark blue · ΔE 19.8Indigo · ΔE 20.7Navy · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55B207
Analogous#0F07B2, #B207AA
Triadic#B26407, #07B264
Split complementary#AAB207, #07B20F
Tetradic#B20F07, #55B207, #07AAB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C78BFA
Lighter +30%#B05AF8
Lighter +20%#9928F7
Lighter +10%#8009E3
Darker −10%#480581
Darker −20%#2D0350
Darker −30%#11011F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6500B9
Less saturated −25%#621E9B

Channel breakdown

R100
G7
B178
Red100 (39.2%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue272.63°
Saturation (HSL)92.43%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 07 · B B2

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