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Colour

#683BC2

  • #683BC2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#683BC2 is a violet with RGB values 104, 59, 194 and HSL 260°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#683BC2#683BC2
HEX#683BC2
RGBrgb(104, 59, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.2314, 0.7608
RGB percentages40.8%, 23.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(260, 53.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 69.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK46.4%, 69.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,831,042
CSS custom property--colour: #683BC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#97C43D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4D5D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 17Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.6Indigo · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95C23B
Analogous#3B52C2, #AB3BC2
Triadic#C2683B, #3BC268
Split complementary#C2AC3B, #52C23B
Tetradic#C23B52, #95C23B, #3BC2AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0D6F3
Lighter +30%#C2AFE7
Lighter +20%#A488DB
Lighter +10%#8661CF
Darker −10%#532F9B
Darker −20%#3E2374
Darker −30%#29174D
Darker −40%#140B26
More saturated +25%#5D1BE2
Less saturated −25%#735BA2

Channel breakdown

R104
G59
B194
Red104 (40.8%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)53.36%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 3B · B C2

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