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Colour

#662BA2

  • #662BA2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#662BA2 is a violet with RGB values 102, 43, 162 and HSL 270°, 58%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#662BA2#662BA2
HEX#662BA2
RGBrgb(102, 43, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.1686, 0.6353
RGB percentages40%, 16.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(269.7, 58%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 73.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK37%, 73.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,695,842
CSS custom property--colour: #662BA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#99D45D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#594864no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.1Indigo · ΔE 12Slate blue · ΔE 19Purple · ΔE 20.1Dark magenta · ΔE 20.2Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#67A22B
Analogous#2B2CA2, #A12BA2
Triadic#A2662B, #2BA266
Split complementary#A2A22B, #2CA22B
Tetradic#A22B2C, #67A22B, #2BA2A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCAFEA
Lighter +30%#B387DF
Lighter +20%#995FD4
Lighter +10%#7F36CA
Darker −10%#4D207A
Darker −20%#331651
Darker −30%#1A0B29
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#6611BC
Less saturated −25%#664588

Channel breakdown

R102
G43
B162
Red102 (40%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue269.75°
Saturation (HSL)58.05%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 2B · B A2

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