Colour

#68527A

#68527A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#68527A is a violet with RGB values 104, 82, 122 and HSL 273°, 20%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#68527A

RGBrgb(104, 82, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3216, 0.4784

RGB percentages40.8%, 32.2%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(273, 19.6%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273, 32.8%, 47.8%)

CMYK14.8%, 32.8%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,836,858

CSS custom property--colour: #68527A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#97AD85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B5A7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F5B79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#665760no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6 Slate grey · ΔE 25.8 Dim grey · ΔE 26.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Steel blue · ΔE 28.8 Gray · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#647A52

Analogous#54527A, #7A5278

Triadic#7A6852, #527A68

Split complementary#787A52, #527A54

Tetradic#7A5452, #647A52, #52787A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDC2D6

Lighter +30%#B4A3C2

Lighter +20%#9B85AD

Lighter +10%#826799

Darker −10%#4E3D5C

Darker −20%#34293D

Darker −30%#1A151F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6B3994

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R104

G82

B122

Red104 (40.8%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue273°

Saturation (HSL)19.61%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 52 · B 7A

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