Colour

#6614FF

#6614FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#6614FF is a violet with RGB values 102, 20, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#6614FF#6614FF

HEX#6614FF

RGBrgb(102, 20, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.0784, 1

RGB percentages40%, 7.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(260.9, 100%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 92.2%, 100%)

CMYK60%, 92.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,690,047

CSS custom property--colour: #6614FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1

Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#99EB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.8 Medium blue · ΔE 18.9 Blue violet · ΔE 24.1 Dark violet · ΔE 26.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 39.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 46.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADFF14

Analogous#1437FF, #DC14FF

Triadic#FF6614, #14FF66

Split complementary#FFDB14, #38FF14

Tetradic#FF1437, #ADFF14, #14FFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE0FF

Lighter +30%#CAADFF

Lighter +20%#A87AFF

Lighter +10%#8747FF

Darker −10%#4E00E0

Darker −20%#3C00AD

Darker −30%#2B007A

Darker −40%#190047

More saturated +25%#6614FF

Less saturated −25%#6F31E2

Channel breakdown

R102

G20

B255

Red102 (40%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue260.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 66 · G 14 · B FF

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