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Recognised as Colour

#62309C

  • #62309C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#62309C is a violet with RGB values 98, 48, 156 and HSL 268°, 53%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#62309C#62309C
HEX#62309C
RGBrgb(98, 48, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.1882, 0.6118
RGB percentages38.4%, 18.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(267.8, 52.9%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.8, 69.2%, 61.2%)
CMYK37.2%, 69.2%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,434,972
CSS custom property--colour: #62309C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#9DCF63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004B9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004B9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#554962no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 3.6Indigo · ΔE 14Slate blue · ΔE 17.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Purple · ΔE 20.3Midnight blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 3.63, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A9C30
Analogous#30349C, #98309C
Triadic#9C6230, #309C62
Split complementary#9C9830, #349C30
Tetradic#9C3034, #6A9C30, #309C98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAB1E7
Lighter +30%#B08ADB
Lighter +20%#9563CF
Lighter +10%#7B3CC3
Darker −10%#4A2475
Darker −20%#31184E
Darker −30%#190C27
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6017B6
Less saturated −25%#644A83

Channel breakdown

R98
G48
B156
Red98 (38.4%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue267.78°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 30 · B 9C

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