Colour

#6507FF

#6507FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#6507FF is a violet with RGB values 101, 7, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#6507FF#6507FF

HEX#6507FF

RGBrgb(101, 7, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.0275, 1

RGB percentages39.6%, 2.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(262.7, 100%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 97.3%, 100%)

CMYK60.4%, 97.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,621,183

CSS custom property--colour: #6507FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#9AF800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.5 Medium blue · ΔE 19.9 Blue violet · ΔE 26 Dark violet · ΔE 28.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 41.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 46.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1FF07

Analogous#0725FF, #E107FF

Triadic#FF6507, #07FF65

Split complementary#FFE107, #25FF07

Tetradic#FF0725, #A1FF07, #07FFE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4D3FF

Lighter +30%#C4A0FF

Lighter +20%#A46DFF

Lighter +10%#853AFF

Darker −10%#5000D3

Darker −20%#3D00A0

Darker −30%#29006D

Darker −40%#16003A

More saturated +25%#6507FF

Less saturated −25%#6C26E0

Channel breakdown

R101

B255

Red101 (39.6%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue262.74°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 07 · B FF

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