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Recognised as Colour

#651CE1

  • #651CE1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#651CE1 is a violet with RGB values 101, 28, 225 and HSL 262°, 78%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#651CE1#651CE1
HEX#651CE1
RGBrgb(101, 28, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.1098, 0.8824
RGB percentages39.6%, 11%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(262.2, 77.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 87.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK55.1%, 87.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,626,529
CSS custom property--colour: #651CE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#9AE31E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2F5E86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.5Medium blue · ΔE 13.4Dark violet · ΔE 15.9Blue · ΔE 25.5Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9Dark blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98E11C
Analogous#1C35E1, #C81CE1
Triadic#E1651C, #1CE165
Split complementary#E1C81C, #35E11C
Tetradic#E11C35, #98E11C, #1CE1C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFD0F9
Lighter +30%#C1A3F3
Lighter +20%#A275EE
Lighter +10%#8348E8
Darker −10%#5116B4
Darker −20%#3C1186
Darker −30%#280B59
Darker −40%#14052C
More saturated +25%#5E00FD
Less saturated −25%#6D3CC1

Channel breakdown

R101
G28
B225
Red101 (39.6%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue262.23°
Saturation (HSL)77.87%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 1C · B E1

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