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Recognised as Colour

#62356E

  • #62356E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#62356E is a violet with RGB values 98, 53, 110 and HSL 287°, 35%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#62356E#62356E
HEX#62356E
RGBrgb(98, 53, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.2078, 0.4314
RGB percentages38.4%, 20.8%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(287.4, 35%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 51.8%, 43.1%)
CMYK10.9%, 51.8%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,436,206
CSS custom property--colour: #62356E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#9DCA91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B4470no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#38486Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#623D4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7Midnight blue · ΔE 28.5Purple · ΔE 30.9Dark magenta · ΔE 35.2Medium purple · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#416E35
Analogous#46356E, #6E355D
Triadic#6E6235, #356E62
Split complementary#5D6E35, #356E46
Tetradic#6E4635, #416E35, #355D6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C69ED1
Lighter +30%#B27CC0
Lighter +20%#9D5AAF
Lighter +10%#814690
Darker −10%#43244C
Darker −20%#251429
Darker −30%#060307
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6E2182
Less saturated −25%#56495A

Channel breakdown

R98
G53
B110
Red98 (38.4%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue287.37°
Saturation (HSL)34.97%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 35 · B 6E

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