Colour

#653EE4

#653EE4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#653EE4 is a blue with RGB values 101, 62, 228 and HSL 254°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#653EE4

RGBrgb(101, 62, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.2431, 0.8941

RGB percentages39.6%, 24.3%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(254.1, 75.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 72.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK55.7%, 72.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,635,236

CSS custom property--colour: #653EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#9AC11B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#286C8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8 Dark violet · ΔE 20.5 Medium blue · ΔE 23 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6 Dark blue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDE43E

Analogous#3E6AE4, #B83EE4

Triadic#E4653E, #3EE465

Split complementary#E4B83E, #6AE43E

Tetradic#E43E6A, #BDE43E, #3EE4B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F1FD

Lighter +30%#D0C4F7

Lighter +20%#AC97F1

Lighter +10%#896BEA

Darker −10%#481DD2

Darker −20%#3817A5

Darker −30%#291178

Darker −40%#1A0B4B

More saturated +25%#5723FF

Less saturated −25%#745AC9

Channel breakdown

R101

G62

B228

Red101 (39.6%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue254.1°

Saturation (HSL)75.45%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 3E · B E4

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