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Recognised as Colour

#6232BB

  • #6232BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6232BB is a violet with RGB values 98, 50, 187 and HSL 261°, 58%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6232BB#6232BB
HEX#6232BB
RGBrgb(98, 50, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.1961, 0.7333
RGB percentages38.4%, 19.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(261, 57.8%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261, 73.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK47.6%, 73.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,435,515
CSS custom property--colour: #6232BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#9DCD44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#465674no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6Indigo · ΔE 18.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Dark blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BBB32
Analogous#3246BB, #A732BB
Triadic#BB6232, #32BB62
Split complementary#BBA732, #46BB32
Tetradic#BB3246, #8BBB32, #32BBA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7C9F0
Lighter +30%#B9A0E6
Lighter +20%#9B78DB
Lighter +10%#7D50D0
Darker −10%#4D2793
Darker −20%#381C6B
Darker −30%#231242
Darker −40%#0E071A
More saturated +25%#5914D9
Less saturated −25%#6B509D

Channel breakdown

R98
G50
B187
Red98 (38.4%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue261.02°
Saturation (HSL)57.81%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 32 · B BB

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