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Colour

#6500FF

  • #6500FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#6500FF is a violet with RGB values 101, 0, 255 and HSL 264°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#6500FF#6500FF
HEX#6500FF
RGBrgb(101, 0, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0, 1
RGB percentages39.6%, 0%, 100%
HSLhsl(263.8, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.8, 100%, 100%)
CMYK60.4%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,619,391
CSS custom property--colour: #6500FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 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 black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#9AFF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#006896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.3 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 text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.1Medium blue · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 26.8Dark violet · ΔE 28.7Dark orchid · ΔE 42.1Fuchsia · ΔE 47
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AFF00
Analogous#001BFF, #E400FF
Triadic#FF6500, #00FF65
Split complementary#FFE500, #1AFF00
Tetradic#FF001B, #9AFF00, #00FFE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0CCFF
Lighter +30%#C199FF
Lighter +20%#A366FF
Lighter +10%#8433FF
Darker −10%#5100CC
Darker −20%#3D0099
Darker −30%#280066
Darker −40%#140033
More saturated +25%#6500FF
Less saturated −25%#6C20DF

Channel breakdown

R101
G0
B255
Red101 (39.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue263.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 00 · B FF

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