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Recognised as Colour

#6626B2

  • #6626B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6626B2 is a violet with RGB values 102, 38, 178 and HSL 267°, 65%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6626B2#6626B2
HEX#6626B2
RGBrgb(102, 38, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.149, 0.698
RGB percentages40%, 14.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(267.4, 64.8%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 78.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK42.7%, 78.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,694,578
CSS custom property--colour: #6626B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#99D94D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#534D6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7Indigo · ΔE 15.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Dark blue · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.3Navy · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72B226
Analogous#262CB2, #AC26B2
Triadic#B26626, #26B266
Split complementary#B2AC26, #2CB226
Tetradic#B2262C, #72B226, #26B2AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0B5EF
Lighter +30%#B58BE6
Lighter +20%#9A61DD
Lighter +10%#7F37D4
Darker −10%#4E1D88
Darker −20%#36145E
Darker −30%#1E0B34
Darker −40%#06020A
More saturated +25%#640BCD
Less saturated −25%#684197

Channel breakdown

R102
G38
B178
Red102 (40%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue267.43°
Saturation (HSL)64.81%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 26 · B B2

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