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Recognised as Colour

#6420EF

  • #6420EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6420EF is a violet with RGB values 100, 32, 239 and HSL 260°, 87%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6420EF#6420EF
HEX#6420EF
RGBrgb(100, 32, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.1255, 0.9373
RGB percentages39.2%, 12.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(259.7, 86.6%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 86.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK58.2%, 86.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,562,031
CSS custom property--colour: #6420EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#9BDF10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0E658Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.9Blue violet · ΔE 15.6Dark violet · ΔE 19.7Blue · ΔE 20.4Dark orchid · ΔE 30.8Dark blue · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABEF20
Analogous#2043EF, #CC20EF
Triadic#EF6420, #20EF64
Split complementary#EFCB20, #44EF20
Tetradic#EF2043, #ABEF20, #20EFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8DEFD
Lighter +30%#C7AFF9
Lighter +20%#A67FF6
Lighter +10%#8550F2
Darker −10%#4D0FCD
Darker −20%#3B0B9E
Darker −30%#29086E
Darker −40%#18043F
More saturated +25%#5F10FF
Less saturated −25%#6E3ED1

Channel breakdown

R100
G32
B239
Red100 (39.2%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue259.71°
Saturation (HSL)86.61%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 20 · B EF

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