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Colour

#6801DD

  • #6801DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6801DD is a violet with RGB values 104, 1, 221 and HSL 268°, 99%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6801DD#6801DD
HEX#6801DD
RGBrgb(104, 1, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.0039, 0.8667
RGB percentages40.8%, 0.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(268.1, 99.1%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.1, 99.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK52.9%, 99.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,816,221
CSS custom property--colour: #6801DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#97FE22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3C5781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.4Blue violet · ΔE 13.5Dark violet · ΔE 15.6Blue · ΔE 23.6Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9Dark blue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)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#76DD01
Analogous#0108DD, #D601DD
Triadic#DD6801, #01DD68
Split complementary#DDD601, #08DD01
Tetradic#DD0108, #76DD01, #01DDD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2ABFF
Lighter +30%#B779FE
Lighter +20%#9C46FE
Lighter +10%#8113FE
Darker −10%#5001AA
Darker −20%#380177
Darker −30%#200045
Darker −40%#080012
More saturated +25%#6800DE
Less saturated −25%#6A1DC1

Channel breakdown

R104
G1
B221
Red104 (40.8%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue268.09°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 01 · B DD

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