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Recognised as Colour

#6520C4

  • #6520C4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6520C4 is a violet with RGB values 101, 32, 196 and HSL 265°, 72%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6520C4#6520C4
HEX#6520C4
RGBrgb(101, 32, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.1255, 0.7686
RGB percentages39.6%, 12.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(265.2, 71.9%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.2, 83.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK48.5%, 83.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,627,524
CSS custom property--colour: #6520C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#9ADF3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#475275no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.3Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7Dark violet · ΔE 15.9Dark blue · ΔE 22.1Medium blue · ΔE 22.2Indigo · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FC420
Analogous#202DC4, #B720C4
Triadic#C46520, #20C465
Split complementary#C4B720, #2DC420
Tetradic#C4202D, #7FC420, #20C4B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4BCF4
Lighter +30%#B790ED
Lighter +20%#9B64E6
Lighter +10%#7E38DF
Darker −10%#4E1998
Darker −20%#38126C
Darker −30%#210B40
Darker −40%#0B0315
More saturated +25%#6004E1
Less saturated −25%#6A3DA8

Channel breakdown

R101
G32
B196
Red101 (39.6%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue265.24°
Saturation (HSL)71.93%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 20 · B C4

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