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Recognised as Colour

#6509DE

  • #6509DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6509DE is a violet with RGB values 101, 9, 222 and HSL 266°, 92%, 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

#6509DE#6509DE
HEX#6509DE
RGBrgb(101, 9, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.0353, 0.8706
RGB percentages39.6%, 3.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(265.9, 92.2%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 95.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK54.5%, 95.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,621,662
CSS custom property--colour: #6509DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#9AF621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#335982no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.7Blue violet · ΔE 13.5Dark violet · ΔE 16.2Blue · ΔE 23.4Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9Dark blue · ΔE 34.3
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#82DE09
Analogous#0918DE, #CF09DE
Triadic#DE6509, #09DE65
Split complementary#DED009, #17DE09
Tetradic#DE0918, #82DE09, #09DECF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5B7FC
Lighter +30%#B886FA
Lighter +20%#9B55F8
Lighter +10%#7F24F6
Darker −10%#4F07AD
Darker −20%#38057C
Darker −30%#22034B
Darker −40%#0C011A
More saturated +25%#6400E7
Less saturated −25%#6926C1

Channel breakdown

R101
G9
B222
Red101 (39.6%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue265.92°
Saturation (HSL)92.21%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 09 · B DE

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