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Recognised as Colour

#691DEB

  • #691DEB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#691DEB is a violet with RGB values 105, 29, 235 and HSL 262°, 84%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#691DEB#691DEB
HEX#691DEB
RGBrgb(105, 29, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.1137, 0.9216
RGB percentages41.2%, 11.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(262.1, 83.7%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 87.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK55.3%, 87.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,888,939
CSS custom property--colour: #691DEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#96E214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2F628Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.8Medium blue · ΔE 14.2Dark violet · ΔE 17.7Blue · ΔE 22.1Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9Dark blue · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FEB1D
Analogous#1D38EB, #D01DEB
Triadic#EB691D, #1DEB69
Split complementary#EBD01D, #38EB1D
Tetradic#EB1D38, #9FEB1D, #1DEBD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D8FC
Lighter +30%#C6AAF7
Lighter +20%#A77BF3
Lighter +10%#884CEF
Darker −10%#5311C4
Darker −20%#3F0D95
Darker −30%#2B0966
Darker −40%#170537
More saturated +25%#6409FF
Less saturated −25%#713CCC

Channel breakdown

R105
G29
B235
Red105 (41.2%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue262.14°
Saturation (HSL)83.74%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 1D · B EB

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