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Colour

#6C3FFF

  • #6C3FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6C3FFF is a blue with RGB values 108, 63, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6C3FFF#6C3FFF
HEX#6C3FFF
RGBrgb(108, 63, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.2471, 1
RGB percentages42.4%, 24.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(254.1, 100%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 75.3%, 100%)
CMYK57.6%, 75.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,094,271
CSS custom property--colour: #6C3FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#93C000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#11769Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.1Medium blue · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 21.3Blue · ΔE 27.1Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2FF3F
Analogous#3F72FF, #CC3FFF
Triadic#FF6C3F, #3FFF6C
Split complementary#FFCC3F, #72FF3F
Tetradic#FF3F72, #D2FF3F, #3FFFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1D8FF
Lighter +20%#BAA5FF
Lighter +10%#9372FF
Darker −10%#450CFF
Darker −20%#3300D8
Darker −30%#2700A5
Darker −40%#1B0072
More saturated +25%#6C3FFF
Less saturated −25%#7957E7

Channel breakdown

R108
G63
B255
Red108 (42.4%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue254.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 3F · B FF

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