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Recognised as Colour

#6908CC

  • #6908CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6908CC is a violet with RGB values 105, 8, 204 and HSL 270°, 92%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6908CC#6908CC
HEX#6908CC
RGBrgb(105, 8, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.0314, 0.8
RGB percentages41.2%, 3.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(269.7, 92.5%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 96.1%, 80%)
CMYK48.5%, 96.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,883,532
CSS custom property--colour: #6908CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#96F733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4A5077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9.6Dark violet · ΔE 11.8Medium blue · ΔE 16.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6Dark blue · ΔE 27.8Blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BCC08
Analogous#0809CC, #CB08CC
Triadic#CC6908, #08CC69
Split complementary#CCCB08, #09CC08
Tetradic#CC0809, #6BCC08, #08CCCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0A5FB
Lighter +30%#B673FA
Lighter +20%#9C42F8
Lighter +10%#8211F6
Darker −10%#50069B
Darker −20%#36046A
Darker −30%#1D0239
Darker −40%#040008
More saturated +25%#6900D4
Less saturated −25%#6923B2

Channel breakdown

R105
G8
B204
Red105 (41.2%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue269.69°
Saturation (HSL)92.45%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 08 · B CC

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