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Colour

#6553FC

  • #6553FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6553FC is a blue with RGB values 101, 83, 252 and HSL 246°, 97%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6553FC#6553FC
HEX#6553FC
RGBrgb(101, 83, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.3255, 0.9882
RGB percentages39.6%, 32.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(246.4, 96.6%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 67.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK59.9%, 67.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,640,636
CSS custom property--colour: #6553FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#9AAC03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007FA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9Dark violet · ΔE 26.7Medium blue · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAFC53
Analogous#5395FC, #BA53FC
Triadic#FC6553, #53FC65
Split complementary#FCBA53, #95FC53
Tetradic#FC5395, #EAFC53, #53FCBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECE9FF
Lighter +20%#BFB7FE
Lighter +10%#9285FD
Darker −10%#3821FB
Darker −20%#1C04E5
Darker −30%#1603B3
Darker −40%#100281
More saturated +25%#6350FF
Less saturated −25%#7669E6

Channel breakdown

R101
G83
B252
Red101 (39.6%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue246.39°
Saturation (HSL)96.57%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 53 · B FC

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