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#670dfd

a balanced, electric violet · cool · closest name: Blue

RGB
103, 13, 253
HSL
263°, 98%, 52%
CMYK
59, 95, 0, 1
Luminance
0.1026

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #670dfd is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#670dfd
Hue
263°
violet
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
52%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
40%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1026
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
71/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
6.88:1
Closest name
Blue
ΔE2000 6.2
Where it sits
Hue263° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness52%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool71% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#670dfd
RGBrgb(103, 13, 253)
HSLhsl(263, 98%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 95%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(38.3 79.6 -96.6)
LCHlch(38.3 125.1 309.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.506 0.289 285.8)
Decimal6753789
Display P3color(display-p3 0.404 0.051 0.992)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #670dfd;
background-color: #670dfd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#670dfd] bg-[#670dfd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #670dfd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.404, green: 0.051, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#670dfd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF670DFD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(253, 13, 103)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #670dfd · 6.88:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 6.88:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.05:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #670dfd as text scores 6.88:1 on white and 3.05:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#670dfd on white: 6.88:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#670dfd on black: 3.05:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0060FF
deuteranopia · #0053F9
tritanopia · #006895

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #670dfd is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6F1FE
#EDE3FC
#D7C1FB
#B990FE
#9658FE
#670dfd
#5C02F3
#4D02CA
#3E01A2
#2F0675
#1E0449
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F6F1FEDarkest = 950 · #1E0449
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F1FE;
  --brand-100: #EDE3FC;
  --brand-200: #D7C1FB;
  --brand-300: #B990FE;
  --brand-400: #9658FE;
  --brand-500: #670dfd;
  --brand-600: #5C02F3;
  --brand-700: #4D02CA;
  --brand-800: #3E01A2;
  --brand-900: #2F0675;
  --brand-950: #1E0449;
  --brand: #670dfd;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #670dfd

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F7F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#D1C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#694B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#B3CC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#30017E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFE6FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1A1424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #670dfd

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#A3FD0D
Analogous left#0D2BFD
Analogous right#DF0DFD
Split-complement 1#FDDF0D
Split-complement 2#2BFD0D
Triadic 1#FD670D
Triadic 2#0DFD67
Tetradic#FD0D2B

RGB percentages

Red40.4%
Green5.1%
Blue99.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan59.3%
Magenta94.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#670dfd text on a black background

contrast 3.05:1

Card sample

#670dfd text on a white background

contrast 6.88:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #670dfd;
Background color
Panel with #670dfd background
background-color: #670dfd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #670dfd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(103, 13, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(103, 13, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #670dfd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #670dfd, #FD0DF3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #670dfd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#670dfd in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#670dfd, answered

What color is #670dfd?

#670dfd is a balanced electric violet, closest to Blue (ΔE2000 6.2). It sits at 263° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 52% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #670dfd?

rgb(103, 13, 253) — 103 red, 13 green and 253 blue out of 255, or 40.4% / 5.1% / 99.2% by channel.

Is #670dfd a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1026 and perceived brightness is 40%, so white text on it reaches 6.88:1.

Should I use black or white text on #670dfd?

White. It scores 6.88:1 against #670dfd, versus 3.05:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #670dfd?

#A3FD0D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FDDF0D and #2BFD0D, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #670dfd?

For interface work: #F7F4FA as the surface, #D1C0ED for borders, #694B9B for secondary text, #B3CC00 as an accent and #30017E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #0D2BFD and #DF0DFD stays calm, while #A3FD0D is the loudest partner.

What is #670dfd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(59%, 95%, 0%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #670dfd warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 71 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #BF0DFD; nudged cooler, #0D0BFF.

Work with #670dfd in the Color Lab