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Colour

#6500AB

  • #6500AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6500AB is a violet with RGB values 101, 0, 171 and HSL 275°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6500AB#6500AB
HEX#6500AB
RGBrgb(101, 0, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0, 0.6706
RGB percentages39.6%, 0%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(275.4, 100%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.4, 100%, 67.1%)
CMYK40.9%, 100%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,619,307
CSS custom property--colour: #6500AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#9AFF54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#553F63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6Dark violet · ΔE 17.9Blue violet · ΔE 18Indigo · ΔE 18.3Dark blue · ΔE 19.3Navy · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46AB00
Analogous#0F00AB, #AB009B
Triadic#AB6500, #00AB65
Split complementary#9CAB00, #00AB0F
Tetradic#AB0F00, #46AB00, #009BAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C878FF
Lighter +30%#B345FF
Lighter +20%#9E12FF
Lighter +10%#8300DE
Darker −10%#470078
Darker −20%#290045
Darker −30%#0B0012
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6500AB
Less saturated −25%#611596

Channel breakdown

R101
G0
B171
Red101 (39.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue275.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 00 · B AB

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