Colour

#681AB4

#681AB4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#681AB4 is a violet with RGB values 104, 26, 180 and HSL 270°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#681AB4

RGBrgb(104, 26, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.102, 0.7059

RGB percentages40.8%, 10.2%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(270.4, 74.8%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 85.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK42.2%, 85.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,822,580

CSS custom property--colour: #681AB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.77:1

Contrast with white8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#97E54B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004AB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Tritanopia#55496Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7 Blue violet · ΔE 17.1 Indigo · ΔE 18.5 Dark violet · ΔE 18.6 Dark blue · ΔE 19.9 Navy · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66B41A

Analogous#1B1AB4, #B41AB3

Triadic#B4681A, #1AB468

Split complementary#B3B41A, #1AB41B

Tetradic#B41B1A, #66B41A, #1AB3B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDA8F2

Lighter +30%#B47BEC

Lighter +20%#9B4EE6

Lighter +10%#8222DF

Darker −10%#4E1487

Darker −20%#350D5B

Darker −30%#1B072E

Darker −40%#010002

More saturated +25%#6800CE

Less saturated −25%#68349A

Channel breakdown

R104

G26

B180

Red104 (40.8%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue270.39°

Saturation (HSL)74.76%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 1A · B B4

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