Colour

#6738BE

#6738BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#6738BE is a violet with RGB values 103, 56, 190 and HSL 261°, 54%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#6738BE

RGBrgb(103, 56, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.2196, 0.7451

RGB percentages40.4%, 22%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(261, 54.5%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261, 70.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK45.8%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,764,734

CSS custom property--colour: #6738BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#98C741

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4E5A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6 Slate blue · ΔE 17.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18 Indigo · ΔE 19 Dark blue · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8FBE38

Analogous#384CBE, #AA38BE

Triadic#BE6738, #38BE67

Split complementary#BEAA38, #4CBE38

Tetradic#BE384C, #8FBE38, #38BEAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DCD1F1

Lighter +30%#BEA9E6

Lighter +20%#A182DA

Lighter +10%#835ACF

Darker −10%#522C97

Darker −20%#3C216F

Darker −30%#271548

Darker −40%#120A20

More saturated +25%#5E19DD

Less saturated −25%#70579F

Channel breakdown

R103

G56

B190

Red103 (40.4%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue261.04°

Saturation (HSL)54.47%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 67 · G 38 · B BE

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