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Recognised as Colour

#690AA2

  • #690AA2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#690AA2 is a violet with RGB values 105, 10, 162 and HSL 278°, 88%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#690AA2#690AA2
HEX#690AA2
RGBrgb(105, 10, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.0392, 0.6353
RGB percentages41.2%, 3.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(277.5, 88.4%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 93.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK35.2%, 93.8%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,884,002
CSS custom property--colour: #690AA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#96F55D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0042A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00459Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5E3C5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 13.2Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Dark blue · ΔE 19.7Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7Navy · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43A20A
Analogous#1D0AA2, #A20A8F
Triadic#A2690A, #0AA269
Split complementary#8FA20A, #0AA21D
Tetradic#A21D0A, #43A20A, #0A8FA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CB81F7
Lighter +30%#B751F4
Lighter +20%#A321F1
Lighter +10%#880DD2
Darker −10%#4A0772
Darker −20%#2B0442
Darker −30%#0C0112
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6B00AC
Less saturated −25%#641F8C

Channel breakdown

R105
G10
B162
Red105 (41.2%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue277.5°
Saturation (HSL)88.37%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 0A · B A2

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