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Recognised as Colour

#6700B1

  • #6700B1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6700B1 is a violet with RGB values 103, 0, 177 and HSL 275°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6700B1#6700B1
HEX#6700B1
RGBrgb(103, 0, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0, 0.6941
RGB percentages40.4%, 0%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(274.9, 100%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 100%, 69.4%)
CMYK41.8%, 100%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,750,385
CSS custom property--colour: #6700B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#98FF4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Tritanopia#554267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 15.7Dark violet · ΔE 15.7Dark blue · ΔE 20.6Indigo · ΔE 21Navy · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AB100
Analogous#0F00B1, #B100A2
Triadic#B16700, #00B167
Split complementary#A2B100, #00B10F
Tetradic#B10F00, #4AB100, #00A2B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C97EFF
Lighter +30%#B44BFF
Lighter +20%#9E18FF
Lighter +10%#8500E4
Darker −10%#49007E
Darker −20%#2C004B
Darker −30%#0E0018
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6700B1
Less saturated −25%#63169B

Channel breakdown

R103
G0
B177
Red103 (40.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue274.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 00 · B B1

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