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Colour

#6424BF

  • #6424BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6424BF is a violet with RGB values 100, 36, 191 and HSL 265°, 68%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6424BF#6424BF
HEX#6424BF
RGBrgb(100, 36, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.1412, 0.749
RGB percentages39.2%, 14.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(264.8, 68.3%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 81.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK47.6%, 81.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,563,007
CSS custom property--colour: #6424BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#9BDB40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#485273no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8Blue violet · ΔE 15.1Dark violet · ΔE 18.5Dark blue · ΔE 20.5Indigo · ΔE 21.6Navy · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FBF24
Analogous#2432BF, #B124BF
Triadic#BF6424, #24BF64
Split complementary#BFB224, #31BF24
Tetradic#BF2432, #7FBF24, #24BFB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3BDF2
Lighter +30%#B692EA
Lighter +20%#9A67E2
Lighter +10%#7D3CDA
Darker −10%#4E1C94
Darker −20%#371469
Darker −30%#210C3E
Darker −40%#0A0413
More saturated +25%#5F08DB
Less saturated −25%#6940A3

Channel breakdown

R100
G36
B191
Red100 (39.2%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue264.77°
Saturation (HSL)68.28%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 24 · B BF

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