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Recognised as Colour

#662DFF

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

#662DFF is a violet with RGB values 102, 45, 255 and HSL 256°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#662DFF#662DFF
HEX#662DFF
RGBrgb(102, 45, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.1765, 1
RGB percentages40%, 17.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(256.3, 100%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.3, 82.4%, 100%)
CMYK60%, 82.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,696,447
CSS custom property--colour: #662DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#99D200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00709Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.9Blue violet · ΔE 18.5Blue · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 23.2Dark orchid · ΔE 33.8Dark blue · ΔE 41.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6FF2D
Analogous#2D5DFF, #CF2DFF
Triadic#FF662D, #2DFF66
Split complementary#FFCF2D, #5DFF2D
Tetradic#FF2D5D, #C6FF2D, #2DFFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9FF
Lighter +30%#D5C6FF
Lighter +20%#B093FF
Lighter +10%#8B60FF
Darker −10%#4400F9
Darker −20%#3600C6
Darker −30%#280093
Darker −40%#1A0060
More saturated +25%#662DFF
Less saturated −25%#7247E5

Channel breakdown

R102
G45
B255
Red102 (40%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue256.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 2D · B FF

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