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Recognised as Colour

#6903DF

  • #6903DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#6903DF is a violet with RGB values 105, 3, 223 and HSL 268°, 97%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#6903DF#6903DF
HEX#6903DF
RGBrgb(105, 3, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.0118, 0.8745
RGB percentages41.2%, 1.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(267.8, 97.3%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.8, 98.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK52.9%, 98.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,882,271
CSS custom property--colour: #6903DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#96FC20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3C5883no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.6Blue violet · ΔE 13.7Dark violet · ΔE 15.9Blue · ΔE 23.1Dark orchid · ΔE 28.2Dark blue · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79DF03
Analogous#030BDF, #D703DF
Triadic#DF6903, #03DF69
Split complementary#DFD703, #0BDF03
Tetradic#DF030B, #79DF03, #03DFD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4B0FE
Lighter +30%#B97EFD
Lighter +20%#9E4BFD
Lighter +10%#8219FC
Darker −10%#5102AD
Darker −20%#3A027A
Darker −30%#220148
Darker −40%#0A0016
More saturated +25%#6900E2
Less saturated −25%#6B1FC3

Channel breakdown

R105
G3
B223
Red105 (41.2%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue267.82°
Saturation (HSL)97.35%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 03 · B DF

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