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Colour

#623CC3

  • #623CC3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#623CC3 is a violet with RGB values 98, 60, 195 and HSL 257°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#623CC3#623CC3
HEX#623CC3
RGBrgb(98, 60, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.2353, 0.7647
RGB percentages38.4%, 23.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(256.9, 52.9%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 69.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK49.7%, 69.2%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,438,083
CSS custom property--colour: #623CC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#9DC33C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#415E7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2Indigo · ΔE 20.7Dark blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DC33C
Analogous#3C59C3, #A63CC3
Triadic#C3623C, #3CC362
Split complementary#C3A63C, #59C33C
Tetradic#C33C59, #9DC33C, #3CC3A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0D8F3
Lighter +30%#C0B1E7
Lighter +20%#A18ADB
Lighter +10%#8163CF
Darker −10%#4E309C
Darker −20%#3B2475
Darker −30%#27184E
Darker −40%#140C27
More saturated +25%#541CE3
Less saturated −25%#705CA3

Channel breakdown

R98
G60
B195
Red98 (38.4%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue256.89°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 3C · B C3

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