Colour

#6600CC

#6600CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6600CC is a violet with RGB values 102, 0, 204 and HSL 270°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6600CC#6600CC

HEX#6600CC

HEX (short)#60C

RGBrgb(102, 0, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.4, 0, 0.8

RGB percentages40%, 0%, 80%

HSLhsl(270, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 100%, 80%)

CMYK50%, 100%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,684,876

CSS custom property--colour: #6600CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.62:1

Contrast with white8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#99FF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Tritanopia#454F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.7 Dark violet · ΔE 12.6 Medium blue · ΔE 15.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3 Dark blue · ΔE 28.3 Blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66CC00

Analogous#0000CC, #CC00CC

Triadic#CC6600, #00CC66

Split complementary#CCCC00, #00CC00

Tetradic#CC0000, #66CC00, #00CCCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC99FF

Lighter +30%#B366FF

Lighter +20%#9933FF

Lighter +10%#8000FF

Darker −10%#4D0099

Darker −20%#330066

Darker −30%#1A0033

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6600CC

Less saturated −25%#6619B3

Channel breakdown

R102

B204

Red102 (40%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 66 · G 00 · B CC

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