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Recognised as Colour

#68529B

  • #68529B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#68529B is a violet with RGB values 104, 82, 155 and HSL 258°, 31%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#68529B#68529B
HEX#68529B
RGBrgb(104, 82, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3216, 0.6078
RGB percentages40.8%, 32.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(258.1, 30.8%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.1, 47.1%, 60.8%)
CMYK32.9%, 47.1%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,836,891
CSS custom property--colour: #68529B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#97AD64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A5F9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E5E99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#5D606Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Midnight blue · ΔE 28.1Royal blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#859B52
Analogous#52619B, #8C529B
Triadic#9B6852, #529B68
Split complementary#9B8C52, #619B52
Tetradic#9B5261, #859B52, #529B8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D2E7
Lighter +30%#BCB1D5
Lighter +20%#9F8FC4
Lighter +10%#826EB2
Darker −10%#52407A
Darker −20%#3B2F58
Darker −30%#251D37
Darker −40%#0E0B16
More saturated +25%#5C34B9
Less saturated −25%#74707D

Channel breakdown

R104
G82
B155
Red104 (40.8%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue258.08°
Saturation (HSL)30.8%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 52 · B 9B

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