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Recognised as Colour

#6342AE

  • #6342AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6342AE is a violet with RGB values 99, 66, 174 and HSL 258°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6342AE#6342AE
HEX#6342AE
RGBrgb(99, 66, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.2588, 0.6824
RGB percentages38.8%, 25.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(258.3, 45%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 62.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK43.1%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,505,134
CSS custom property--colour: #6342AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#9CBD51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4E5A72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 7.9Slate blue · ΔE 10.2Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6Indigo · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DAE42
Analogous#4257AE, #9942AE
Triadic#AE6342, #42AE63
Split complementary#AE9942, #57AE42
Tetradic#AE4257, #8DAE42, #42AE99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8CFED
Lighter +30%#BAAADF
Lighter +20%#9C85D1
Lighter +10%#7E60C3
Darker −10%#4E3489
Darker −20%#392664
Darker −30%#24183F
Darker −40%#0F0A1A
More saturated +25%#5724CC
Less saturated −25%#6F6090

Channel breakdown

R99
G66
B174
Red99 (38.8%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue258.33°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 42 · B AE

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