Colour

#6932CD

#6932CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6932CD is a violet with RGB values 105, 50, 205 and HSL 261°, 61%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#6932CD

RGBrgb(105, 50, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.1961, 0.8039

RGB percentages41.2%, 19.6%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(261.3, 60.8%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 75.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK48.8%, 75.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,894,285

CSS custom property--colour: #6932CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1

Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#96CD32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#495D7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6 Dark violet · ΔE 19.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Dark blue · ΔE 23.7 Indigo · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96CD32

Analogous#3249CD, #B632CD

Triadic#CD6932, #32CD69

Split complementary#CDB632, #49CD32

Tetradic#CD3249, #96CD32, #32CDB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1D6F5

Lighter +30%#C3ADEB

Lighter +20%#A584E1

Lighter +10%#875BD7

Darker −10%#5428A4

Darker −20%#3F1E7B

Darker −30%#2A1452

Darker −40%#150A29

More saturated +25%#6012ED

Less saturated −25%#7252AD

Channel breakdown

R105

G50

B205

Red105 (41.2%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue261.29°

Saturation (HSL)60.78%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 32 · B CD

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