Colour

#6419B3

#6419B3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#6419B3 is a violet with RGB values 100, 25, 179 and HSL 269°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#6419B3

RGBrgb(100, 25, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.098, 0.702

RGB percentages39.2%, 9.8%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(269.2, 75.5%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 86%, 70.2%)

CMYK44.1%, 86%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,560,179

CSS custom property--colour: #6419B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.01:1

Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#9BE64C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4F486Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7 Blue violet · ΔE 17.5 Indigo · ΔE 18.3 Dark blue · ΔE 18.9 Dark violet · ΔE 19.2 Navy · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#68B319

Analogous#191BB3, #B119B3

Triadic#B36419, #19B364

Split complementary#B3B119, #1BB319

Tetradic#B3191B, #68B319, #19B3B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CBA6F3

Lighter +30%#B179EC

Lighter +20%#974CE6

Lighter +10%#7D1FE0

Darker −10%#4B1386

Darker −20%#320C5A

Darker −30%#19062D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6300CC

Less saturated −25%#65339A

Channel breakdown

R100

G25

B179

Red100 (39.2%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue269.22°

Saturation (HSL)75.49%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 64 · G 19 · B B3

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