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Recognised as Colour

#6827AB

  • #6827AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#6827AB is a violet with RGB values 104, 39, 171 and HSL 270°, 63%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#6827AB#6827AB
HEX#6827AB
RGBrgb(104, 39, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.1529, 0.6706
RGB percentages40.8%, 15.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(269.5, 62.9%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 77.2%, 67.1%)
CMYK39.2%, 77.2%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,825,899
CSS custom property--colour: #6827AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#97D854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#594A68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 13.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.5Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Dark blue · ΔE 20.7Navy · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AAB27
Analogous#2728AB, #AA27AB
Triadic#AB6827, #27AB68
Split complementary#ABAA27, #28AB27
Tetradic#AB2728, #6AAB27, #27ABAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFB1ED
Lighter +30%#B587E4
Lighter +20%#9B5EDA
Lighter +10%#8134D1
Darker −10%#4F1E81
Darker −20%#351458
Darker −30%#1C0B2E
Darker −40%#030105
More saturated +25%#680DC5
Less saturated −25%#684191

Channel breakdown

R104
G39
B171
Red104 (40.8%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue269.55°
Saturation (HSL)62.86%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 27 · B AB

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