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Recognised as Colour

#68488D

  • #68488D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#68488D is a violet with RGB values 104, 72, 141 and HSL 268°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#68488D#68488D
HEX#68488D
RGBrgb(104, 72, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.2824, 0.5529
RGB percentages40.8%, 28.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(267.8, 32.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.8, 48.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK26.2%, 48.9%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,834,317
CSS custom property--colour: #68488D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#97B772

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#34568Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C578Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#625464no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 26Midnight blue · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.9Purple · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D8D48
Analogous#484A8D, #8B488D
Triadic#8D6848, #488D68
Split complementary#8D8B48, #4A8D48
Tetradic#8D484A, #6D8D48, #488D8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFC1E0
Lighter +30%#B5A0CE
Lighter +20%#9B7EBD
Lighter +10%#815CAC
Darker −10%#4F376B
Darker −20%#362649
Darker −30%#1D1428
Darker −40%#040306
More saturated +25%#662DA8
Less saturated −25%#6A6372

Channel breakdown

R104
G72
B141
Red104 (40.8%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue267.83°
Saturation (HSL)32.39%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 48 · B 8D

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