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Recognised as Colour

#6930CC

  • #6930CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#6930CC is a violet with RGB values 105, 48, 204 and HSL 262°, 62%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6930CC#6930CC
HEX#6930CC
RGBrgb(105, 48, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.1882, 0.8
RGB percentages41.2%, 18.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(261.9, 61.9%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 76.5%, 80%)
CMYK48.5%, 76.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,893,772
CSS custom property--colour: #6930CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#96CF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#495B7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.5Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5Dark violet · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5Dark blue · ΔE 23.5Indigo · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93CC30
Analogous#3045CC, #B730CC
Triadic#CC6930, #30CC69
Split complementary#CCB730, #45CC30
Tetradic#CC3045, #93CC30, #30CCB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFD3F5
Lighter +30%#C2AAEB
Lighter +20%#A481E1
Lighter +10%#8657D8
Darker −10%#5426A3
Darker −20%#3E1D79
Darker −30%#291350
Darker −40%#140927
More saturated +25%#6111EC
Less saturated −25%#7150AD

Channel breakdown

R105
G48
B204
Red105 (41.2%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue261.92°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 30 · B CC

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