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Recognised as Colour

#6931AE

  • #6931AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6931AE is a violet with RGB values 105, 49, 174 and HSL 267°, 56%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6931AE#6931AE
HEX#6931AE
RGBrgb(105, 49, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.1922, 0.6824
RGB percentages41.2%, 19.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(266.9, 56.1%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 71.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK39.7%, 71.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,893,998
CSS custom property--colour: #6931AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#96CE51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#59506Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.3Indigo · ΔE 14.7Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3Dark magenta · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76AE31
Analogous#3138AE, #A731AE
Triadic#AE6931, #31AE69
Split complementary#AEA831, #38AE31
Tetradic#AE3138, #76AE31, #31AEA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3BEED
Lighter +30%#B896E2
Lighter +20%#9D6FD6
Lighter +10%#8247CB
Darker −10%#512686
Darker −20%#391B5E
Darker −30%#210F37
Darker −40%#09040F
More saturated +25%#6615CA
Less saturated −25%#6C4D92

Channel breakdown

R105
G49
B174
Red105 (41.2%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue266.88°
Saturation (HSL)56.05%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 31 · B AE

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