Recognised as Colour

#602BBE

#602BBE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#602BBE is a violet with RGB values 96, 43, 190 and HSL 262°, 63%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#602BBE#602BBE

HEX#602BBE

RGBrgb(96, 43, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.1686, 0.7451

RGB percentages37.6%, 16.9%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(261.6, 63.1%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 77.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK49.5%, 77.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,302,654

CSS custom property--colour: #602BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1

Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#9FD441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#415474no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8 Blue violet · ΔE 18.2 Dark blue · ΔE 19.7 Indigo · ΔE 20 Dark violet · ΔE 22 Navy · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89BE2B

Analogous#2B40BE, #A92BBE

Triadic#BE602B, #2BBE60

Split complementary#BEA92B, #40BE2B

Tetradic#BE2B40, #89BE2B, #2BBEA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4C3F2

Lighter +30%#B69AE8

Lighter +20%#9870DF

Lighter +10%#7A47D5

Darker −10%#4B2294

Darker −20%#36186B

Darker −30%#210F41

Darker −40%#0C0518

More saturated +25%#580EDB

Less saturated −25%#6848A1

Channel breakdown

R96

G43

B190

Red96 (37.6%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue261.63°

Saturation (HSL)63.09%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 2B · B BE

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Colour values

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