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Recognised as Colour

#6720AA

  • #6720AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#6720AA is a violet with RGB values 103, 32, 170 and HSL 271°, 68%, 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 Indigo.

Colour values

#6720AA#6720AA
HEX#6720AA
RGBrgb(103, 32, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.1255, 0.6667
RGB percentages40.4%, 12.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(270.9, 68.3%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 81.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK39.4%, 81.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,758,570
CSS custom property--colour: #6720AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#98DF55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#584766no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 13.4Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.1Dark blue · ΔE 19.6Navy · ΔE 20.7Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63AA20
Analogous#2220AA, #AA20A8
Triadic#AA6720, #20AA67
Split complementary#A8AA20, #20AA22
Tetradic#AA2220, #63AA20, #20A8AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCA7EF
Lighter +30%#B37DE6
Lighter +20%#9A52DE
Lighter +10%#8128D5
Darker −10%#4D187F
Darker −20%#331054
Darker −30%#190829
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6807C3
Less saturated −25%#663991

Channel breakdown

R103
G32
B170
Red103 (40.4%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue270.87°
Saturation (HSL)68.32%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 20 · B AA

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