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Recognised as Colour

#6501DC

  • #6501DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6501DC is a violet with RGB values 101, 1, 220 and HSL 267°, 99%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6501DC#6501DC
HEX#6501DC
RGBrgb(101, 1, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.0039, 0.8627
RGB percentages39.6%, 0.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(267.4, 99.1%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 99.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK54.1%, 99.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,619,612
CSS custom property--colour: #6501DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#9AFE23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#355781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.7Blue violet · ΔE 13.8Dark violet · ΔE 16.1Blue · ΔE 23.4Dark orchid · ΔE 28.1Dark blue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78DC01
Analogous#010BDC, #D201DC
Triadic#DC6501, #01DC65
Split complementary#DCD201, #0BDC01
Tetradic#DC010B, #78DC01, #01DCD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1AAFF
Lighter +30%#B578FE
Lighter +20%#9945FE
Lighter +10%#7E12FE
Darker −10%#4E01A9
Darker −20%#360176
Darker −30%#1F0044
Darker −40%#080011
More saturated +25%#6500DD
Less saturated −25%#671DC0

Channel breakdown

R101
G1
B220
Red101 (39.6%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue267.4°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 01 · B DC

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