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Recognised as Colour

#683AFF

  • #683AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#683AFF is a blue with RGB values 104, 58, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#683AFF#683AFF
HEX#683AFF
RGBrgb(104, 58, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.2275, 1
RGB percentages40.8%, 22.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(254, 100%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254, 77.3%, 100%)
CMYK59.2%, 77.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,830,847
CSS custom property--colour: #683AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#97C500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00749Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.4Medium blue · ΔE 18.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.9Blue · ΔE 24.3Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1FF3A
Analogous#3A6EFF, #CB3AFF
Triadic#FF683A, #3AFF68
Split complementary#FFCA3A, #6FFF3A
Tetradic#FF3A6E, #D1FF3A, #3AFFCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDD3FF
Lighter +20%#B6A0FF
Lighter +10%#8F6DFF
Darker −10%#4107FF
Darker −20%#3100D3
Darker −30%#2500A0
Darker −40%#19006D
More saturated +25%#683AFF
Less saturated −25%#7553E6

Channel breakdown

R104
G58
B255
Red104 (40.8%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue254.01°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 3A · B FF

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