Colour

#6B3CD8

#6B3CD8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6B3CD8 is a violet with RGB values 107, 60, 216 and HSL 258°, 67%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6B3CD8

RGBrgb(107, 60, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.2353, 0.8471

RGB percentages42%, 23.5%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(258.1, 66.7%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.1, 72.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK50.5%, 72.2%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,027,928

CSS custom property--colour: #6B3CD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1

Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#94C327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#446687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4 Dark violet · ΔE 20.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.3 Dark blue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9D83C

Analogous#3C5BD8, #B93CD8

Triadic#D86B3C, #3CD86B

Split complementary#D8B93C, #5BD83C

Tetradic#D83C5B, #A9D83C, #3CD8B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE6FA

Lighter +30%#CCBCF2

Lighter +20%#AC91E9

Lighter +10%#8B67E1

Darker −10%#5326BB

Darker −20%#401D91

Darker −30%#2D1567

Darker −40%#1A0C3C

More saturated +25%#5F1FF5

Less saturated −25%#7759BB

Channel breakdown

R107

G60

B216

Red107 (42%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue258.08°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 3C · B D8

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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