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Recognised as Colour

#654CA5

  • #654CA5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#654CA5 is a violet with RGB values 101, 76, 165 and HSL 257°, 37%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#654CA5#654CA5
HEX#654CA5
RGBrgb(101, 76, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.298, 0.6471
RGB percentages39.6%, 29.8%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(256.9, 36.9%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 53.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK38.8%, 53.9%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,638,757
CSS custom property--colour: #654CA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#9AB35A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#255DA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B5AA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#555E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.1Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Royal blue · ΔE 23.1Midnight blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CA54C
Analogous#4C60A5, #914CA5
Triadic#A5654C, #4CA565
Split complementary#A5924C, #5FA54C
Tetradic#A54C60, #8CA54C, #4CA591

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D2EB
Lighter +30%#BCB0DA
Lighter +20%#9E8DCA
Lighter +10%#806ABA
Darker −10%#503C82
Darker −20%#3A2C5F
Darker −30%#251C3C
Darker −40%#100C19
More saturated +25%#582EC3
Less saturated −25%#726A87

Channel breakdown

R101
G76
B165
Red101 (39.6%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue256.85°
Saturation (HSL)36.93%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 4C · B A5

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