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Recognised as Colour

#651F9C

  • #651F9C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#651F9C is a violet with RGB values 101, 31, 156 and HSL 274°, 67%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#651F9C#651F9C
HEX#651F9C
RGBrgb(101, 31, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.1216, 0.6118
RGB percentages39.6%, 12.2%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(273.6, 66.8%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 80.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK35.3%, 80.1%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,627,228
CSS custom property--colour: #651F9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#9AE063

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00459Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#00469Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5A405Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 9.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.2Dark magenta · ΔE 18.5Purple · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Navy · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#569C1F
Analogous#261F9C, #9C1F95
Triadic#9C651F, #1F9C65
Split complementary#959C1F, #1F9C26
Tetradic#9C261F, #569C1F, #1F959C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C89CEB
Lighter +30%#B171E3
Lighter +20%#9947DA
Lighter +10%#8127C7
Darker −10%#491771
Darker −20%#2E0E47
Darker −30%#12061C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6808B3
Less saturated −25%#623685

Channel breakdown

R101
G31
B156
Red101 (39.6%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue273.6°
Saturation (HSL)66.84%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 1F · B 9C

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