Colour

#6642CD

#6642CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6642CD is a violet with RGB values 102, 66, 205 and HSL 256°, 58%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6642CD

RGBrgb(102, 66, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.2588, 0.8039

RGB percentages40%, 25.9%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(255.5, 58.2%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.5, 67.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK50.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,701,773

CSS custom property--colour: #6642CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#99BD32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Tritanopia#416582no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.7 Slate blue · ΔE 16.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7 Blue violet · ΔE 22.5 Indigo · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9CD42

Analogous#4264CD, #AB42CD

Triadic#CD6642, #42CD66

Split complementary#CDAC42, #64CD42

Tetradic#CD4264, #A9CD42, #42CDAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E3F8

Lighter +30%#C8BBED

Lighter +20%#A793E2

Lighter +10%#876AD8

Darker −10%#4F2EAE

Darker −20%#3D2386

Darker −30%#2A195D

Darker −40%#180E35

More saturated +25%#5824EB

Less saturated −25%#7460AF

Channel breakdown

R102

G66

B205

Red102 (40%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue255.54°

Saturation (HSL)58.16%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 66 · G 42 · B CD

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