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Recognised as Colour

#62496A

  • #62496A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#62496A is a violet with RGB values 98, 73, 106 and HSL 285°, 18%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#62496A#62496A
HEX#62496A
RGBrgb(98, 73, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.2863, 0.4157
RGB percentages38.4%, 28.6%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(285.5, 18.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 31.1%, 41.6%)
CMYK7.5%, 31.1%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,441,322
CSS custom property--colour: #62496A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#9DB695

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#45506Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A5369no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#624D55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29Gray · ΔE 29.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#516A49
Analogous#52496A, #6A4961
Triadic#6A6249, #496A62
Split complementary#616A49, #496A52
Tetradic#6A5249, #516A49, #49616A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6B4CB
Lighter +30%#AE96B6
Lighter +20%#9777A2
Lighter +10%#7E5E88
Darker −10%#46344C
Darker −20%#2A1F2E
Darker −30%#0E0B0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6E3380
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R98
G73
B106
Red98 (38.4%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue285.45°
Saturation (HSL)18.44%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 49 · B 6A

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