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Colour

#612ABC

  • #612ABC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#612ABC is a violet with RGB values 97, 42, 188 and HSL 263°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#612ABC#612ABC
HEX#612ABC
RGBrgb(97, 42, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.1647, 0.7373
RGB percentages38%, 16.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(262.6, 63.5%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 77.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK48.4%, 77.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,367,932
CSS custom property--colour: #612ABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#9ED543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#445372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Indigo · ΔE 19.3Dark blue · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 22.1Navy · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85BC2A
Analogous#2A3CBC, #AA2ABC
Triadic#BC612A, #2ABC61
Split complementary#BCAA2A, #3CBC2A
Tetradic#BC2A3C, #85BC2A, #2ABCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3C1F1
Lighter +30%#B697E8
Lighter +20%#986EDE
Lighter +10%#7B44D5
Darker −10%#4B2192
Darker −20%#361769
Darker −30%#200E3F
Darker −40%#0B0515
More saturated +25%#5A0DD9
Less saturated −25%#68479F

Channel breakdown

R97
G42
B188
Red97 (38%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue262.6°
Saturation (HSL)63.48%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 2A · B BC

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