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Recognised as Colour

#6717FF

  • #6717FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#6717FF is a violet with RGB values 103, 23, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#6717FF#6717FF
HEX#6717FF
RGBrgb(103, 23, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.0902, 1
RGB percentages40.4%, 9%, 100%
HSLhsl(260.7, 100%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 91%, 100%)
CMYK59.6%, 91%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,756,351
CSS custom property--colour: #6717FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#98E800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 13.4Medium blue · ΔE 18.6Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Dark violet · ΔE 26.1Dark orchid · ΔE 38.8Fuchsia · ΔE 46
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFFF17
Analogous#173BFF, #DB17FF
Triadic#FF6717, #17FF67
Split complementary#FFDB17, #3BFF17
Tetradic#FF173B, #AFFF17, #17FFDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE3FF
Lighter +30%#CBB0FF
Lighter +20%#AA7DFF
Lighter +10%#884AFF
Darker −10%#4E00E3
Darker −20%#3D00B0
Darker −30%#2B007D
Darker −40%#1A004A
More saturated +25%#6717FF
Less saturated −25%#7034E2

Channel breakdown

R103
G23
B255
Red103 (40.4%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue260.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 17 · B FF

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