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Colour

#6D44FF

  • #6D44FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6D44FF is a blue with RGB values 109, 68, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6D44FF#6D44FF
HEX#6D44FF
RGBrgb(109, 68, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2667, 1
RGB percentages42.7%, 26.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(253.2, 100%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 73.3%, 100%)
CMYK57.3%, 73.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,161,087
CSS custom property--colour: #6D44FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#92BB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#17789Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Medium blue · ΔE 21.2Dark violet · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 26.5Blue · ΔE 29.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6FF44
Analogous#4479FF, #CA44FF
Triadic#FF6D44, #44FF6D
Split complementary#FFCA44, #79FF44
Tetradic#FF4479, #D6FF44, #44FFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4DDFF
Lighter +20%#BDAAFF
Lighter +10%#9577FF
Darker −10%#4511FF
Darker −20%#3000DD
Darker −30%#2500AA
Darker −40%#1A0077
More saturated +25%#6D44FF
Less saturated −25%#7A5BE8

Channel breakdown

R109
G68
B255
Red109 (42.7%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue253.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 44 · B FF

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