Colour

#690BFF

#690BFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#690BFF is a violet with RGB values 105, 11, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#690BFF#690BFF

HEX#690BFF

RGBrgb(105, 11, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.0431, 1

RGB percentages41.2%, 4.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(263.1, 100%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 95.7%, 100%)

CMYK58.8%, 95.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,884,351

CSS custom property--colour: #690BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#96F400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Tritanopia#006896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.6 Medium blue · ΔE 19.8 Blue violet · ΔE 25 Dark violet · ΔE 27.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 40.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 45.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1FF0B

Analogous#0B27FF, #E30BFF

Triadic#FF690B, #0BFF69

Split complementary#FFE30B, #27FF0B

Tetradic#FF0B27, #A1FF0B, #0BFFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6D7FF

Lighter +30%#C7A4FF

Lighter +20%#A871FF

Lighter +10%#883EFF

Darker −10%#5300D7

Darker −20%#3F00A4

Darker −30%#2C0071

Darker −40%#18003E

More saturated +25%#690BFF

Less saturated −25%#7029E1

Channel breakdown

R105

G11

B255

Red105 (41.2%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue263.11°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 0B · B FF

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Colour values

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