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Colour

#6700CF

  • #6700CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6700CF is a violet with RGB values 103, 0, 207 and HSL 270°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6700CF#6700CF
HEX#6700CF
RGBrgb(103, 0, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0, 0.8118
RGB percentages40.4%, 0%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(269.9, 100%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.9, 100%, 81.2%)
CMYK50.2%, 100%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,750,415
CSS custom property--colour: #6700CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#98FF30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#455179no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.8Dark violet · ΔE 12.7Medium blue · ΔE 14.7Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1Blue · ΔE 29.4Dark blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68CF00
Analogous#0001CF, #CE00CF
Triadic#CF6700, #00CF67
Split complementary#CFCE00, #01CF00
Tetradic#CF0001, #68CF00, #00CFCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD9CFF
Lighter +30%#B469FF
Lighter +20%#9A36FF
Lighter +10%#8003FF
Darker −10%#4E009C
Darker −20%#340069
Darker −30%#1B0036
Darker −40%#010003
More saturated +25%#6700CF
Less saturated −25%#671AB5

Channel breakdown

R103
G0
B207
Red103 (40.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue269.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 00 · B CF

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