Recognised as Colour

#6508DF

#6508DF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#6508DF is a violet with RGB values 101, 8, 223 and HSL 266°, 93%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6508DF

RGBrgb(101, 8, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.0314, 0.8745

RGB percentages39.6%, 3.1%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(266, 93.1%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266, 96.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK54.7%, 96.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,621,407

CSS custom property--colour: #6508DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1

Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#9AF720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0055E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Tritanopia#315983no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.7 Blue violet · ΔE 13.9 Dark violet · ΔE 16.5 Blue · ΔE 22.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4 Dark blue · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82DF08

Analogous#0816DF, #D108DF

Triadic#DF6508, #08DF65

Split complementary#DFD108, #16DF08

Tetradic#DF0816, #82DF08, #08DFD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5B7FC

Lighter +30%#B885FB

Lighter +20%#9B54F9

Lighter +10%#7F23F7

Darker −10%#4F06AE

Darker −20%#38047D

Darker −30%#22034B

Darker −40%#0C011A

More saturated +25%#6400E7

Less saturated −25%#6925C2

Channel breakdown

R101

B223

Red101 (39.6%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue265.95°

Saturation (HSL)93.07%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 08 · B DF

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