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Recognised as Colour

#652AA3

  • #652AA3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#652AA3 is a violet with RGB values 101, 42, 163 and HSL 269°, 59%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#652AA3#652AA3
HEX#652AA3
RGBrgb(101, 42, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.1647, 0.6392
RGB percentages39.6%, 16.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(269.3, 59%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 74.2%, 63.9%)
CMYK38%, 74.2%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,630,051
CSS custom property--colour: #652AA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#9AD55C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#574864no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.2Indigo · ΔE 11.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Dark orchid · ΔE 20Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6Purple · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68A32A
Analogous#2A2CA3, #A22AA3
Triadic#A3652A, #2AA365
Split complementary#A3A22A, #2BA32A
Tetradic#A32A2B, #68A32A, #2AA3A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCAFEA
Lighter +30%#B286E0
Lighter +20%#985ED5
Lighter +10%#7E35CB
Darker −10%#4C207A
Darker −20%#331552
Darker −30%#1A0B29
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#6410BD
Less saturated −25%#664489

Channel breakdown

R101
G42
B163
Red101 (39.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue269.26°
Saturation (HSL)59.02%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 2A · B A3

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