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Recognised as Colour

#6820CA

  • #6820CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6820CA is a violet with RGB values 104, 32, 202 and HSL 265°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6820CA#6820CA
HEX#6820CA
RGBrgb(104, 32, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.1255, 0.7922
RGB percentages40.8%, 12.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(265.4, 72.6%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 84.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK48.5%, 84.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,824,138
CSS custom property--colour: #6820CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#97DF35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#495579no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10Dark violet · ΔE 14.2Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium blue · ΔE 20.5Dark blue · ΔE 24.2Indigo · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82CA20
Analogous#202DCA, #BD20CA
Triadic#CA6820, #20CA68
Split complementary#CABD20, #2DCA20
Tetradic#CA202D, #82CA20, #20CABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7C1F5
Lighter +30%#BB95EE
Lighter +20%#9E69E7
Lighter +10%#823DE0
Darker −10%#51199E
Darker −20%#3B1272
Darker −30%#240B46
Darker −40%#0D041A
More saturated +25%#6403E7
Less saturated −25%#6C3DAD

Channel breakdown

R104
G32
B202
Red104 (40.8%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue265.41°
Saturation (HSL)72.65%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 20 · B CA

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