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Recognised as Colour

#6724AF

  • #6724AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6724AF is a violet with RGB values 103, 36, 175 and HSL 269°, 66%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6724AF#6724AF
HEX#6724AF
RGBrgb(103, 36, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.1412, 0.6863
RGB percentages40.4%, 14.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(268.9, 65.9%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 79.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK41.1%, 79.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,759,599
CSS custom property--colour: #6724AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#98DB50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#564A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8Indigo · ΔE 14.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Dark blue · ΔE 19.7Navy · ΔE 21.2Blue violet · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CAF24
Analogous#2426AF, #AC24AF
Triadic#AF6724, #24AF67
Split complementary#AFAC24, #27AF24
Tetradic#AF2427, #6CAF24, #24AFAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEB0EF
Lighter +30%#B486E6
Lighter +20%#9A5CDD
Lighter +10%#8031D5
Darker −10%#4E1B85
Darker −20%#35135A
Darker −30%#1C0A30
Darker −40%#030106
More saturated +25%#660AC9
Less saturated −25%#683E95

Channel breakdown

R103
G36
B175
Red103 (40.4%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue268.92°
Saturation (HSL)65.88%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 24 · B AF

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