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Recognised as Colour

#662AFF

  • #662AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#662AFF is a violet with RGB values 102, 42, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#662AFF#662AFF
HEX#662AFF
RGBrgb(102, 42, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.1647, 1
RGB percentages40%, 16.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(256.9, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK60%, 83.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,695,679
CSS custom property--colour: #662AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#99D500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006F99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17Blue · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.6Dark orchid · ΔE 34.6Dark blue · ΔE 42.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3FF2A
Analogous#2A59FF, #D02AFF
Triadic#FF662A, #2AFF66
Split complementary#FFD02A, #59FF2A
Tetradic#FF2A59, #C3FF2A, #2AFFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F6FF
Lighter +30%#D4C3FF
Lighter +20%#AF90FF
Lighter +10%#8B5DFF
Darker −10%#4500F6
Darker −20%#3700C3
Darker −30%#290090
Darker −40%#1A005D
More saturated +25%#662AFF
Less saturated −25%#7245E4

Channel breakdown

R102
G42
B255
Red102 (40%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue256.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 2A · B FF

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