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Recognised as Colour

#6540D2

  • #6540D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6540D2 is a violet with RGB values 101, 64, 210 and HSL 255°, 62%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6540D2#6540D2
HEX#6540D2
RGBrgb(101, 64, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.251, 0.8235
RGB percentages39.6%, 25.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(255.2, 61.9%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.2, 69.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK51.9%, 69.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,635,730
CSS custom property--colour: #6540D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#9ABF2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ACFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3B6684no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Dark blue · ΔE 25Dark violet · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADD240
Analogous#4064D2, #AE40D2
Triadic#D26540, #40D265
Split complementary#D2AE40, #64D240
Tetradic#D24064, #ADD240, #40D2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE5F9
Lighter +30%#C9BCEF
Lighter +20%#A893E5
Lighter +10%#8669DC
Darker −10%#4D2BB4
Darker −20%#3C218B
Darker −30%#2A1762
Darker −40%#180D39
More saturated +25%#5623F0
Less saturated −25%#745EB4

Channel breakdown

R101
G64
B210
Red101 (39.6%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue255.21°
Saturation (HSL)61.86%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 40 · B D2

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