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Colour

#662EC1

  • #662EC1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#662EC1 is a violet with RGB values 102, 46, 193 and HSL 263°, 62%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#662EC1#662EC1
HEX#662EC1
RGBrgb(102, 46, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.1804, 0.7569
RGB percentages40%, 18%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(262.9, 61.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 76.2%, 75.7%)
CMYK47.2%, 76.2%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,696,641
CSS custom property--colour: #662EC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#99D13E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4A5676no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.4Blue violet · ΔE 17.6Indigo · ΔE 20.7Dark blue · ΔE 21.2Dark violet · ΔE 21.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89C12E
Analogous#2E3FC1, #B02EC1
Triadic#C1662E, #2EC166
Split complementary#C1B02E, #3FC12E
Tetradic#C12E3F, #89C12E, #2EC1B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9C9F2
Lighter +30%#BBA0E8
Lighter +20%#9E77DE
Lighter +10%#814DD5
Darker −10%#502498
Darker −20%#3A1A6F
Darker −30%#251145
Darker −40%#0F071C
More saturated +25%#5F10DF
Less saturated −25%#6D4CA3

Channel breakdown

R102
G46
B193
Red102 (40%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue262.86°
Saturation (HSL)61.51%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 66 · G 2E · B C1

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