Colour

#6700EF

#6700EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#6700EF is a violet with RGB values 103, 0, 239 and HSL 266°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6700EF#6700EF

HEX#6700EF

RGBrgb(103, 0, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0, 0.9373

RGB percentages40.4%, 0%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(265.9, 100%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 100%, 93.7%)

CMYK56.9%, 100%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,750,447

CSS custom property--colour: #6700EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.44:1

Contrast with white7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#98FF10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Tritanopia#22608Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.7 Blue · ΔE 16.2 Blue violet · ΔE 20.2 Dark violet · ΔE 22.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.3 Dark blue · ΔE 42.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88EF00

Analogous#0010EF, #DF00EF

Triadic#EF6700, #00EF67

Split complementary#EFDE00, #11EF00

Tetradic#EF0010, #88EF00, #00EFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9BCFF

Lighter +30%#BC89FF

Lighter +20%#9F56FF

Lighter +10%#8223FF

Darker −10%#5100BC

Darker −20%#3B0089

Darker −30%#250056

Darker −40%#0F0023

More saturated +25%#6700EF

Less saturated −25%#6B1ED1

Channel breakdown

R103

B239

Red103 (40.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue265.86°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 67 · G 00 · B EF

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