Recognised as Colour

#6900A5

#6900A5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#6900A5 is a violet with RGB values 105, 0, 165 and HSL 278°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#6900A5

RGBrgb(105, 0, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0, 0.6471

RGB percentages41.2%, 0%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(278.2, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK36.4%, 100%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,881,445

CSS custom property--colour: #6900A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.79:1

Contrast with white9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#96FF5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0041A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Tritanopia#5D3C5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15 Indigo · ΔE 15.7 Dark blue · ΔE 19.8 Dark violet · ΔE 19.9 Blue violet · ΔE 20.5 Navy · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3CA500

Analogous#1700A5, #A5008E

Triadic#A56900, #00A569

Split complementary#8EA500, #00A516

Tetradic#A51700, #3CA500, #008EA5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC72FF

Lighter +30%#B93FFF

Lighter +20%#A70CFF

Lighter +10%#8900D8

Darker −10%#490072

Darker −20%#28003F

Darker −30%#08000C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6900A5

Less saturated −25%#631590

Channel breakdown

R105

B165

Red105 (41.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue278.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 00 · B A5

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