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Recognised as Colour

#6902A7

  • #6902A7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6902A7 is a violet with RGB values 105, 2, 167 and HSL 277°, 98%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6902A7#6902A7
HEX#6902A7
RGBrgb(105, 2, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.0078, 0.6549
RGB percentages41.2%, 0.8%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(277.5, 97.6%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 98.8%, 65.5%)
CMYK37.1%, 98.8%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,881,959
CSS custom property--colour: #6902A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#96FD58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0042ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5C3D61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8Indigo · ΔE 16.3Dark violet · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Dark blue · ΔE 19.8Navy · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40A702
Analogous#1702A7, #A70292
Triadic#A76902, #02A769
Split complementary#93A702, #02A716
Tetradic#A71602, #40A702, #0292A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CB78FD
Lighter +30%#B845FD
Lighter +20%#A413FC
Lighter +10%#8903D9
Darker −10%#490175
Darker −20%#2A0142
Darker −30%#0A0010
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6900A9
Less saturated −25%#641792

Channel breakdown

R105
G2
B167
Red105 (41.2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue277.45°
Saturation (HSL)97.63%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 02 · B A7

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