Colour

#6F44FF

#6F44FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6F44FF is a blue with RGB values 111, 68, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6F44FF#6F44FF

HEX#6F44FF

RGBrgb(111, 68, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.2667, 1

RGB percentages43.5%, 26.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(253.8, 100%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 73.3%, 100%)

CMYK56.5%, 73.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,292,159

CSS custom property--colour: #6F44FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#90BB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0065FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#22789Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.5 Dark violet · ΔE 21.3 Medium blue · ΔE 21.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.2 Blue · ΔE 29.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D4FF44

Analogous#4477FF, #CC44FF

Triadic#FF6F44, #44FF6F

Split complementary#FFCC44, #77FF44

Tetradic#FF4477, #D4FF44, #44FFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5DDFF

Lighter +20%#BEAAFF

Lighter +10%#9677FF

Darker −10%#4811FF

Darker −20%#3300DD

Darker −30%#2700AA

Darker −40%#1B0077

More saturated +25%#6F44FF

Less saturated −25%#7C5BE8

Channel breakdown

R111

G68

B255

Red111 (43.5%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue253.8°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 44 · B FF

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