Colour

#6500CC

#6500CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6500CC is a violet with RGB values 101, 0, 204 and HSL 270°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6500CC#6500CC

HEX#6500CC

RGBrgb(101, 0, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0, 0.8

RGB percentages39.6%, 0%, 80%

HSLhsl(269.7, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 100%, 80%)

CMYK50.5%, 100%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,619,340

CSS custom property--colour: #6500CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1

Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#9AFF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Tritanopia#434F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.9 Dark violet · ΔE 12.8 Medium blue · ΔE 14.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5 Dark blue · ΔE 28.3 Blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#67CC00

Analogous#0001CC, #CB00CC

Triadic#CC6500, #00CC65

Split complementary#CCCB00, #01CC00

Tetradic#CC0001, #67CC00, #00CCCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CC99FF

Lighter +30%#B266FF

Lighter +20%#9833FF

Lighter +10%#7E00FF

Darker −10%#4C0099

Darker −20%#330066

Darker −30%#190033

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6500CC

Less saturated −25%#6519B3

Channel breakdown

R101

B204

Red101 (39.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue269.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 00 · B CC

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