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Recognised as Colour

#692DAB

  • #692DAB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#692DAB is a violet with RGB values 105, 45, 171 and HSL 269°, 58%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#692DAB#692DAB
HEX#692DAB
RGBrgb(105, 45, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.1765, 0.6706
RGB percentages41.2%, 17.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(268.6, 58.3%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 73.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK38.6%, 73.7%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,892,971
CSS custom property--colour: #692DAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#96D254

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5A4D69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.6Indigo · ΔE 13.6Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5Purple · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FAB2D
Analogous#2D30AB, #A82DAB
Triadic#AB692D, #2DAB69
Split complementary#ABA82D, #30AB2D
Tetradic#AB2D30, #6FAB2D, #2DABA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1B8EC
Lighter +30%#B78FE2
Lighter +20%#9C67D7
Lighter +10%#823FCC
Darker −10%#502283
Darker −20%#37185A
Darker −30%#1F0D32
Darker −40%#060309
More saturated +25%#6812C6
Less saturated −25%#6A4890

Channel breakdown

R105
G45
B171
Red105 (41.2%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue268.57°
Saturation (HSL)58.33%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 2D · B AB

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