Colour

#6637FF

#6637FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6637FF is a blue with RGB values 102, 55, 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

#6637FF#6637FF

HEX#6637FF

RGBrgb(102, 55, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.2157, 1

RGB percentages40%, 21.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(254.1, 100%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 78.4%, 100%)

CMYK60%, 78.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,699,007

CSS custom property--colour: #6637FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#99C800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00739Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.2 Medium blue · ΔE 17.5 Dark violet · ΔE 22.3 Blue · ΔE 22.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D0FF37

Analogous#376CFF, #CA37FF

Triadic#FF6637, #37FF66

Split complementary#FFCA37, #6CFF37

Tetradic#FF376C, #D0FF37, #37FFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DBD0FF

Lighter +20%#B49DFF

Lighter +10%#8D6AFF

Darker −10%#3F04FF

Darker −20%#3100D0

Darker −30%#25009D

Darker −40%#19006A

More saturated +25%#6637FF

Less saturated −25%#7350E6

Channel breakdown

R102

G55

B255

Red102 (40%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue254.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 66 · G 37 · B FF

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