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Colour

#6742BF

  • #6742BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6742BF is a violet with RGB values 103, 66, 191 and HSL 258°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6742BF#6742BF
HEX#6742BF
RGBrgb(103, 66, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.2588, 0.749
RGB percentages40.4%, 25.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(257.8, 49.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 65.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK46.1%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,767,295
CSS custom property--colour: #6742BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#98BD40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#4C607Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5Indigo · ΔE 20.6Medium purple · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ABF42
Analogous#425CBF, #A642BF
Triadic#BF6742, #42BF67
Split complementary#BFA542, #5CBF42
Tetradic#BF425B, #9ABF42, #42BFA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2DAF3
Lighter +30%#C3B4E6
Lighter +20%#A48ED9
Lighter +10%#8668CC
Darker −10%#52349A
Darker −20%#3E2774
Darker −30%#2A1A4E
Darker −40%#150D28
More saturated +25%#5A22DF
Less saturated −25%#74629F

Channel breakdown

R103
G66
B191
Red103 (40.4%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue257.76°
Saturation (HSL)49.41%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 42 · B BF

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