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Colour

#6619B3

  • #6619B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6619B3 is a violet with RGB values 102, 25, 179 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

#6619B3#6619B3
HEX#6619B3
RGBrgb(102, 25, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.098, 0.702
RGB percentages40%, 9.8%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(270, 75.5%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 86%, 70.2%)
CMYK43%, 86%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,691,251
CSS custom property--colour: #6619B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#99E64C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#53486Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Indigo · ΔE 18.3Dark violet · ΔE 19Dark blue · ΔE 19.4Navy · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66B319
Analogous#1919B3, #B319B3
Triadic#B36619, #19B366
Split complementary#B3B319, #19B319
Tetradic#B31919, #66B319, #19B3B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCA6F3
Lighter +30%#B379EC
Lighter +20%#994CE6
Lighter +10%#801FE0
Darker −10%#4D1386
Darker −20%#330C5A
Darker −30%#1A062D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6600CC
Less saturated −25%#66339A

Channel breakdown

R102
G25
B179
Red102 (40%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)75.49%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 19 · B B3

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