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Recognised as Colour

#6414FF

  • #6414FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#6414FF is a violet with RGB values 100, 20, 255 and HSL 260°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#6414FF#6414FF
HEX#6414FF
RGBrgb(100, 20, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.0784, 1
RGB percentages39.2%, 7.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(260.4, 100%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.4, 92.2%, 100%)
CMYK60.8%, 92.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,558,975
CSS custom property--colour: #6414FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#9BEB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.4Medium blue · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 24.4Dark violet · ΔE 27Dark orchid · ΔE 39.8Fuchsia · ΔE 46.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFFF14
Analogous#143AFF, #D914FF
Triadic#FF6414, #14FF64
Split complementary#FFDA14, #3AFF14
Tetradic#FF143A, #AFFF14, #14FFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE0FF
Lighter +30%#C9ADFF
Lighter +20%#A77AFF
Lighter +10%#8647FF
Darker −10%#4C00E0
Darker −20%#3B00AD
Darker −30%#2A007A
Darker −40%#180047
More saturated +25%#6414FF
Less saturated −25%#6D31E2

Channel breakdown

R100
G20
B255
Red100 (39.2%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue260.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 14 · B FF

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