Recognised as Colour

#6738DF

#6738DF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6738DF is a violet with RGB values 103, 56, 223 and HSL 257°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6738DF#6738DF

HEX#6738DF

RGBrgb(103, 56, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.2196, 0.8745

RGB percentages40.4%, 22%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(256.9, 72.3%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 74.9%, 87.5%)

CMYK53.8%, 74.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,764,767

CSS custom property--colour: #6738DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#98C720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#35678Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.3 Dark violet · ΔE 18.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7 Medium blue · ΔE 21.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25 Dark blue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0DF38

Analogous#385DDF, #BA38DF

Triadic#DF6738, #38DF67

Split complementary#DFBB38, #5DDF38

Tetradic#DF385D, #B0DF38, #38DFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE8FB

Lighter +30%#CCBCF4

Lighter +20%#AA90ED

Lighter +10%#8964E6

Darker −10%#4E20C4

Darker −20%#3D1998

Darker −30%#2B116D

Darker −40%#1A0A41

More saturated +25%#5A1BFC

Less saturated −25%#7455C2

Channel breakdown

R103

G56

B223

Red103 (40.4%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue256.89°

Saturation (HSL)72.29%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 67 · G 38 · B DF

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