Colour

#6700A5

#6700A5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#6700A5 is a violet with RGB values 103, 0, 165 and HSL 277°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#6700A5

RGBrgb(103, 0, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0, 0.6471

RGB percentages40.4%, 0%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(277.5, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK37.6%, 100%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,750,373

CSS custom property--colour: #6700A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.91:1

Contrast with white9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#98FF5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0041A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5A3C5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.4 Indigo · ΔE 15.6 Dark blue · ΔE 19.3 Dark violet · ΔE 20 Blue violet · ΔE 20.4 Navy · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EA500

Analogous#1500A5, #A50090

Triadic#A56700, #00A567

Split complementary#91A500, #00A514

Tetradic#A51400, #3EA500, #0090A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CA72FF

Lighter +30%#B73FFF

Lighter +20%#A40CFF

Lighter +10%#8700D8

Darker −10%#470072

Darker −20%#27003F

Darker −30%#07000C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6700A5

Less saturated −25%#621590

Channel breakdown

R103

B165

Red103 (40.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue277.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 67 · G 00 · B A5

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