Colour

#6636FF

#6636FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6636FF is a blue with RGB values 102, 54, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6636FF#6636FF

HEX#6636FF

RGBrgb(102, 54, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.2118, 1

RGB percentages40%, 21.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(254.3, 100%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 78.8%, 100%)

CMYK60%, 78.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,698,751

CSS custom property--colour: #6636FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#99C900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00739Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.4 Medium blue · ΔE 17.4 Blue · ΔE 22.2 Dark violet · ΔE 22.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFFF36

Analogous#366AFF, #CB36FF

Triadic#FF6636, #36FF66

Split complementary#FFCB36, #6AFF36

Tetradic#FF366A, #CFFF36, #36FFCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DACFFF

Lighter +20%#B49CFF

Lighter +10%#8D69FF

Darker −10%#3F03FF

Darker −20%#3100CF

Darker −30%#25009C

Darker −40%#190069

More saturated +25%#6636FF

Less saturated −25%#734FE6

Channel breakdown

R102

G54

B255

Red102 (40%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue254.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 66 · G 36 · B FF

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