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Recognised as Colour

#6619B2

  • #6619B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6619B2 is a violet with RGB values 102, 25, 178 and HSL 270°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6619B2#6619B2
HEX#6619B2
RGBrgb(102, 25, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.098, 0.698
RGB percentages40%, 9.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(270.2, 75.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 86%, 69.8%)
CMYK42.7%, 86%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,691,250
CSS custom property--colour: #6619B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#99E64D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#534869no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2Indigo · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 17.8Dark blue · ΔE 19.3Dark violet · ΔE 19.3Navy · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65B219
Analogous#1A19B2, #B219B1
Triadic#B26619, #19B266
Split complementary#B2B219, #19B21A
Tetradic#B21919, #65B219, #19B1B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCA5F2
Lighter +30%#B278EC
Lighter +20%#994BE6
Lighter +10%#801FDF
Darker −10%#4C1385
Darker −20%#330C59
Darker −30%#19062C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6600CB
Less saturated −25%#663299

Channel breakdown

R102
G25
B178
Red102 (40%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue270.2°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 19 · B B2

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