Recognised as Colour

#691AAE

#691AAE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#691AAE is a violet with RGB values 105, 26, 174 and HSL 272°, 74%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#691AAE

RGBrgb(105, 26, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.102, 0.6824

RGB percentages41.2%, 10.2%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(272, 74%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272, 85.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK39.7%, 85.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,888,110

CSS custom property--colour: #691AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.9:1

Contrast with white8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#96E551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Tritanopia#594667no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7 Indigo · ΔE 15.9 Dark blue · ΔE 19.7 Blue violet · ΔE 19.8 Dark violet · ΔE 20.8 Navy · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5FAE1A

Analogous#1F1AAE, #AE1AA9

Triadic#AE691A, #1AAE69

Split complementary#A9AE1A, #1AAE1F

Tetradic#AE1F1A, #5FAE1A, #1AA9AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDA3F1

Lighter +30%#B476EB

Lighter +20%#9C4AE4

Lighter +10%#8421DA

Darker −10%#4E1382

Darker −20%#330D55

Darker −30%#190629

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6B01C7

Less saturated −25%#673395

Channel breakdown

R105

G26

B174

Red105 (41.2%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue272.03°

Saturation (HSL)74%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 1A · B AE

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