Recognised as Colour

#6740D2

#6740D2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6740D2 is a violet with RGB values 103, 64, 210 and HSL 256°, 62%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6740D2

RGBrgb(103, 64, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.251, 0.8235

RGB percentages40.4%, 25.1%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(256, 61.9%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256, 69.5%, 82.4%)

CMYK51%, 69.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,766,802

CSS custom property--colour: #6740D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#98BF2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#005ACFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#406684no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8 Blue violet · ΔE 19.1 Slate blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark violet · ΔE 24.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABD240

Analogous#4062D2, #B040D2

Triadic#D26740, #40D267

Split complementary#D2B040, #62D240

Tetradic#D24062, #ABD240, #40D2B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE5F9

Lighter +30%#CABCEF

Lighter +20%#A993E5

Lighter +10%#8869DC

Darker −10%#4F2BB4

Darker −20%#3D218B

Darker −30%#2B1762

Darker −40%#190D39

More saturated +25%#5923F0

Less saturated −25%#755EB4

Channel breakdown

R103

G64

B210

Red103 (40.4%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue256.03°

Saturation (HSL)61.86%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 67 · G 40 · B D2

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