Recognised as Colour

#6841CE

#6841CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6841CE is a violet with RGB values 104, 65, 206 and HSL 257°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6841CE

RGBrgb(104, 65, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.2549, 0.8078

RGB percentages40.8%, 25.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(256.6, 59%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 68.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK49.5%, 68.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,832,590

CSS custom property--colour: #6841CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#97BE31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#456582no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 17.8 Blue violet · ΔE 21.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4 Indigo · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A7CE41

Analogous#4160CE, #AF41CE

Triadic#CE6841, #41CE68

Split complementary#CEAE41, #61CE41

Tetradic#CE4160, #A7CE41, #41CEAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9E3F8

Lighter +30%#C9BBED

Lighter +20%#A892E3

Lighter +10%#886AD8

Darker −10%#512DAF

Darker −20%#3E2386

Darker −30%#2B185E

Darker −40%#190E35

More saturated +25%#5B23EC

Less saturated −25%#755FB0

Channel breakdown

R104

G65

B206

Red104 (40.8%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue256.6°

Saturation (HSL)59%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 41 · B CE

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