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Recognised as Colour

#620DBD

  • #620DBD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#620DBD is a violet with RGB values 98, 13, 189 and HSL 269°, 87%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#620DBD#620DBD
HEX#620DBD
RGBrgb(98, 13, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.051, 0.7412
RGB percentages38.4%, 5.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(269, 87.1%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269, 93.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK48.1%, 93.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,426,045
CSS custom property--colour: #620DBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#9DF242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#464A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.8Dark violet · ΔE 14.7Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5Medium blue · ΔE 20.3Dark blue · ΔE 21.7Indigo · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68BD0D
Analogous#0D10BD, #BA0DBD
Triadic#BD620D, #0DBD62
Split complementary#BDBA0D, #10BD0D
Tetradic#BD0D10, #68BD0D, #0DBDBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C99EF8
Lighter +30%#AF6EF5
Lighter +20%#953EF2
Lighter +10%#7B10ED
Darker −10%#490A8D
Darker −20%#31065E
Darker −30%#18032E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6200CA
Less saturated −25%#6326A4

Channel breakdown

R98
G13
B189
Red98 (38.4%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue268.98°
Saturation (HSL)87.13%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 0D · B BD

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