Recognised as Colour

#6925EE

#6925EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6925EE is a violet with RGB values 105, 37, 238 and HSL 260°, 86%, 54%. 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 violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6925EE

RGBrgb(105, 37, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.1451, 0.9333

RGB percentages41.2%, 14.5%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(260.3, 85.5%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 84.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK55.9%, 84.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,890,990

CSS custom property--colour: #6925EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1

Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#96DA11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2A668Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.2 Medium blue · ΔE 14.8 Dark violet · ΔE 18 Blue · ΔE 23 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.3 Dark blue · ΔE 36.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAEE25

Analogous#2546EE, #CD25EE

Triadic#EE6925, #25EE69

Split complementary#EECD25, #46EE25

Tetradic#EE2546, #AAEE25, #25EECD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE2FD

Lighter +30%#CBB3F9

Lighter +20%#AA84F5

Lighter +10%#8A54F2

Darker −10%#5110D0

Darker −20%#3F0DA0

Darker −30%#2C0971

Darker −40%#1A0542

More saturated +25%#6414FF

Less saturated −25%#7242D1

Channel breakdown

R105

G37

B238

Red105 (41.2%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue260.3°

Saturation (HSL)85.53%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 25 · B EE

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