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Recognised as Colour

#68347F

  • #68347F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#68347F is a violet with RGB values 104, 52, 127 and HSL 282°, 42%, 35%. 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 slateblue.

Colour values

#68347F#68347F
HEX#68347F
RGBrgb(104, 52, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.2039, 0.498
RGB percentages40.8%, 20.4%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(281.6, 41.9%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.6, 59.1%, 49.8%)
CMYK18.1%, 59.1%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,829,183
CSS custom property--colour: #68347F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#97CB80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F4881no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#324C7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#664154no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.5Purple · ΔE 22.7Midnight blue · ΔE 23.3Dark magenta · ΔE 26.6Indigo · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B7F34
Analogous#43347F, #7F3471
Triadic#7F6834, #347F68
Split complementary#707F34, #347F43
Tetradic#7F4334, #4B7F34, #34707F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAA5DA
Lighter +30%#B481CB
Lighter +20%#9F5DBC
Lighter +10%#8643A3
Darker −10%#4A255B
Darker −20%#2D1637
Darker −30%#0F0812
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#711E95
Less saturated −25%#5F4A69

Channel breakdown

R104
G52
B127
Red104 (40.8%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue281.6°
Saturation (HSL)41.9%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 34 · B 7F

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