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Recognised as Colour

#691DF9

  • #691DF9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#691DF9 is a violet with RGB values 105, 29, 249 and HSL 261°, 95%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#691DF9#691DF9
HEX#691DF9
RGBrgb(105, 29, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.1137, 0.9765
RGB percentages41.2%, 11.4%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(260.7, 94.8%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 88.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK57.8%, 88.4%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,888,953
CSS custom property--colour: #691DF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#96E206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#146994no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.6Blue · ΔE 16.7Blue violet · ΔE 19.4Dark violet · ΔE 22.6Dark orchid · ΔE 34.8Dark blue · ΔE 42.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADF91D
Analogous#1D3FF9, #D71DF9
Triadic#F9691D, #1DF969
Split complementary#F9D71D, #3FF91D
Tetradic#F91D3F, #ADF91D, #1DF9D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE4FE
Lighter +30%#CCB2FD
Lighter +20%#AB80FC
Lighter +10%#8A4FFA
Darker −10%#5006DD
Darker −20%#3E05AB
Darker −30%#2C037A
Darker −40%#1A0248
More saturated +25%#6717FF
Less saturated −25%#723ADC

Channel breakdown

R105
G29
B249
Red105 (41.2%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue260.73°
Saturation (HSL)94.83%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 1D · B F9

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