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Colour

#6500D6

  • #6500D6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6500D6 is a violet with RGB values 101, 0, 214 and HSL 268°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6500D6#6500D6
HEX#6500D6
RGBrgb(101, 0, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0, 0.8392
RGB percentages39.6%, 0%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(268.3, 100%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 100%, 83.9%)
CMYK52.8%, 100%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,619,350
CSS custom property--colour: #6500D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#9AFF29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3B547Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.4Medium blue · ΔE 13Dark violet · ΔE 14.6Blue · ΔE 25.9Dark orchid · ΔE 26Dark blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71D600
Analogous#0006D6, #D000D6
Triadic#D66500, #00D665
Split complementary#D6D000, #06D600
Tetradic#D60006, #71D600, #00D6D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEA3FF
Lighter +30%#B370FF
Lighter +20%#993DFF
Lighter +10%#7E0AFF
Darker −10%#4D00A3
Darker −20%#350070
Darker −30%#1D003D
Darker −40%#05000A
More saturated +25%#6500D6
Less saturated −25%#661BBB

Channel breakdown

R101
G0
B214
Red101 (39.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue268.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 00 · B D6

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