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Recognised as Colour

#6924BB

  • #6924BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6924BB is a violet with RGB values 105, 36, 187 and HSL 267°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6924BB#6924BB
HEX#6924BB
RGBrgb(105, 36, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.1412, 0.7333
RGB percentages41.2%, 14.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(267.4, 67.7%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 80.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK43.9%, 80.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,890,683
CSS custom property--colour: #6924BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#96DB44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#534F71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2Blue violet · ΔE 16.5Dark violet · ΔE 19.1Indigo · ΔE 19.7Dark blue · ΔE 20.8Navy · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76BB24
Analogous#242ABB, #B524BB
Triadic#BB6924, #24BB69
Split complementary#BBB524, #2ABB24
Tetradic#BB242A, #76BB24, #24BBB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3B9F2
Lighter +30%#B88FE9
Lighter +20%#9D64E1
Lighter +10%#8239D9
Darker −10%#511C90
Darker −20%#391465
Darker −30%#210B3B
Darker −40%#090310
More saturated +25%#6708D7
Less saturated −25%#6B409F

Channel breakdown

R105
G36
B187
Red105 (41.2%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue267.42°
Saturation (HSL)67.71%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 24 · B BB

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